BSF agrees to survey occupied areas
Sunday, July 05,2009
http://www.southasianmedia.net/cnn.cfm?id=...ntry=BANGLADESH
SYLHET: The Border Security Force of India at a flag meeting with BDR on Saturday agreed for fresh survey of the Goianghat border where India encroached 35 acres since independence.
The Indian occupation of the land raised tension between BDR and BSF on June 26 when the farmers went to reclaim the land at Aamswapna village in east Jaflong union.
Officials said BSF had occupied 35 acres near border pillar No 1277 since independence. BDR had been trying in vain to recover the land through negotiation. Last week the farmers who owned the land went to reoccupy the land and started tilling beyond the area. BSF resisted heightening tension in the area.
BSF 121 battalion commander at the flag meeting at Tamabil border on Saturday agreed that the dispute be settled through survey of the area by the Sylhet district survey officials at the earliest. BDR 21 battalion commander Lat Col Zahirul Alam led the home team at the flag meeting.
Sunday, July 05,2009
http://www.southasianmedia.net/cnn.cfm?id=...ntry=BANGLADESH
SYLHET: The Border Security Force of India at a flag meeting with BDR on Saturday agreed for fresh survey of the Goianghat border where India encroached 35 acres since independence.
The Indian occupation of the land raised tension between BDR and BSF on June 26 when the farmers went to reclaim the land at Aamswapna village in east Jaflong union.
Officials said BSF had occupied 35 acres near border pillar No 1277 since independence. BDR had been trying in vain to recover the land through negotiation. Last week the farmers who owned the land went to reoccupy the land and started tilling beyond the area. BSF resisted heightening tension in the area.
BSF 121 battalion commander at the flag meeting at Tamabil border on Saturday agreed that the dispute be settled through survey of the area by the Sylhet district survey officials at the earliest. BDR 21 battalion commander Lat Col Zahirul Alam led the home team at the flag meeting.