Star Online Report
“We have handed over a list
of those criminals to Myanmar and subsequently we have had negotiations and
understanding to take necessary actions against them,” Brig Gen Md Majibur
Rahman, OSP, PPMS, ndc, psc, additional director general of Border Guard Bangladesh
(BGB), said at a post-summit press briefing.
Bangladesh has handed over a
list of fugitive drug dealers to Myanmar at the end of the border guard-level
summit held for four days in Dhaka.
The BGB official said
Bangladesh follows zero-tolerance policy against drug and Myanmar police said
they are carrying out anti-narcotics operation as per their policy.
Narcotics have been the top
agenda of Bangladesh government in the recent times. It is dealing the issue
with an iron fist - and as a result, more than 160 people have died so far in
crackdown against drugs.
The four-day summit between
border forces of Bangladesh and Myanmar ended today with both sides pledging to
improve the frontier security situation.
Both parties discussed in
detail the predefined agenda of the summit in a cordial environment, according
to press release from Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).
They expressed concerns
about the expansion of yaba trade and Myanmar has agreed to help each other in
curbing the smuggling of illegal drugs.
Both the parties agreed to
start the operations of the newly built border liaison offices at Bangladesh's
Teknaf and Myanmar's Longadu. Apart from that they have pledged to work
together to maintain peace and stability at the border.
BGB expressed deep distress
over the recent firing at the border and crossing of Myanmar nationals into
Bangladesh. In response, Myanmar said that they have already taken steps to
avert such situation.
The four-day summit between
the two countries' border forces began in Dhaka on July 9.
Issues like preventing
inflow of narcotics, particularly yaba pills; firing by Myanmar's Army and
Border Guard Police (BGP); and Myanmar nationals' illegal entry into Bangladesh
dominated the meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and BGP.
The summit was held at the
BGB headquarters in the city's Pilkhana.
An 11-member delegation led
by Police Brigadier General Myo Than, chief of police general staff of Myanmar,
and a 15-member Bangladesh delegation led by BGB Additional Director General
Brig Gen Md Anisur Rahman represented respective countries at the summit.
Besides, high officials of
home and foreign ministries and narcotics control departments of both countries
were present at the summit.