Cross-border tensions rise as BSF claims Padua territory
Sylhet, July 18 (bdnews24.com) Bangladesh Rifles said Saturday that their Indian counterparts had attempted to lay claim to around 200 acres of land on the Padua border in Sylhet, ratcheting up cross-border tensions in the area.
West Jaflong Union Parisad chairman Faizul Islam told bdnews24.com India's Border Security Force claimed the area was Indian territory and had recently felled a number of trees in the area.
The disputed land covers Panthumai and Pratappur villages.
A BDR officer, preferring anonymity, said they had resisted repeated efforts by BSF to occupy land adjacent to Pillar-70 on the Padua border.
"Their mission failed in the face of stiff resistance from Bangladesh border guards," said the BDR officer.
Deputy Commissioner for Sylhet Sazzadul Hasan told bdnews24.com that he had not been informed of the alleged incursion.
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Sylhet, July 18 (bdnews24.com) Bangladesh Rifles said Saturday that their Indian counterparts had attempted to lay claim to around 200 acres of land on the Padua border in Sylhet, ratcheting up cross-border tensions in the area.
West Jaflong Union Parisad chairman Faizul Islam told bdnews24.com India's Border Security Force claimed the area was Indian territory and had recently felled a number of trees in the area.
The disputed land covers Panthumai and Pratappur villages.
A BDR officer, preferring anonymity, said they had resisted repeated efforts by BSF to occupy land adjacent to Pillar-70 on the Padua border.
"Their mission failed in the face of stiff resistance from Bangladesh border guards," said the BDR officer.
Deputy Commissioner for Sylhet Sazzadul Hasan told bdnews24.com that he had not been informed of the alleged incursion.
Cross-border tensions rise as BSF claims Padua territory :: Bangladesh :: bdnews24.com ::