BGB to open 80 new border outposts

[eastwatch]

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BGB to open 80 new BOPs
Senior Correspondent, bdnews24.com

Published: 2014-05-27 22:24:10.0 BdST Updated: 2014-05-27 22:24:10.0 BdST

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Some 50 border outposts (BOP) will be opened along the Indian border, and around 28 more along the Myanmar border, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) officials have said.

BGB Deputy Director General Abul Hasnat Md Khairul Bashar said some of the outposts had already opened.

“We are opening these BOPs to fight crimes and arms and drug smuggling across the border,” he said.

The BOPs will be positioned along the Khagrachharhi-Naikkhangchharhi border, the official said.

“Some of these areas are so remote BGB members will face a lot of difficulties working there,” he added.

At present, there are almost 550 BOPs along the country’s 4,427 km border.

Khairul Bashar said some of these border areas were unprotected for a long time.

“Criminals and drug smugglers would use these routes. We were unable to protect them since they were so remote.”

In 2011, the government decided to open new border outposts as part of BGB’s reform.

 

[idune]

80 or 8000 new BOP, BGB under Indo-Awami rule will do jack for Bangladeshi security, period. We have seen that last 5 years.

 

[eastwatch]

BGB to open 80 new BOPs -
bdnews24.com

BGB to open 80 new BOPs
Senior Correspondent, bdnews24.com

Published: 2014-05-27 22:24:10.0 BdST Updated: 2014-05-27 22:24:10.0 BdST

It seems, as was planned before BGB will raise its troop strength to 80,000 from its present 67,000. It is a positive news for the country.

 

[eastwatch]

I wonder why the Jamaatis are not protesting the enlistment of new recruit in the BGB because they were already used by the govt when the ignorant and superstitious little Mullahs came out of their houses to celebrate seeing war criminal Sayedi on the Moon immediately before the election and to take the opportunity to destroy public properties.

The govt will hang another war criminal and then unleash the BDR troops when their supporters come out again. So, BD needs the anti-BGB group to protest.

 

[Contrarian]

This is a good move. Having more border security forces will help Bangladesh better manage the border.