Manas R Banerjee in Malda
March 30. — Following objections raised by BDR authorities, the anti-erosion work along the riverbank in Rwishipur in Malda has been stalled as per instructions received from the external affairs department today, officials said. In order to maintain peace along the Indo-Bangla border, BSF officials today decided to halt the work being carried out by irrigation officials on the left bank of the Mahananda. The BSF and the BDR had engaged in heavy open-fire in August last year along the Indo-Bangladesh border over the issue of the anti-erosion work carried out in the region. The situation along the Indo-Bangladesh border again turned tense a few days ago, when three Indian labourers died in the BDR’s firing at Khalsibari in Cooch Behar. “Though the Bangladeshi official had consented to our carrying out the pending anti-erosion work along the river, they are now objecting to it and have hoisted a red flag to demonstrate this,” a senior BSF official said. According to the BSF official, the Bangladeshi border guards also urged the Indian border guards to wait for final “make over and take over” of the lands by both the countries, when the report of the recent joint border survey will be declared. The official further added that after a heavy firing between the two countries ensued, particularly at the Muchia- Adampur border outpost on the Indian side and Gillabari and Poladanga areas on the Bangladeshi side, the top rank officials decided to conduct a joint survey of the borderline.
Smuggler shot
MALDA, March 30. – A Bangladeshi smuggler was shot dead in BSF firing in Malda’s Habibpur police station area last night when a group of smugglers had been trying to transport sugar along the border, the Malda SP said. The BSF jawans opened fire in two places last night in the same police station area, police said. — SNS
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