Amid tensions between the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the Border Security Force (BSF) of India over the construction of a barbed wire fence by BSF along the Chapainawabganj border a flag meeting was held on Wednesday between the two sides.
Lt Col Golam Kibria, Commander of 59 BGB Battalion, said that the BSF started digging soil to build the fence near border pillar 177/2 S in Shibganj upazila two days back.
Tension erupts between BGB and BSF over fence construction at Chouka Border
As the BGB strongly protested the BSF halted their work twice in response.
On Wednesday morning, when the BSF resumed their work, the BGB protested again, leading to the flag meeting.
Both sides agreed that no further construction would take place without an agreement between the BGB and BSF headquarters.
Lt Col Kibria reassured people there that was no cause for concern, as the BGB is guarding the border.