Bangladesh is going to regain the ownership of about 200 acres of land lost to India due to the erosion of the Padma river on the Daulatpur border of Kushtia. This decision was taken in a courtesy meeting of the senior officers of the border guarding forces of India and Bangladesh on Sunday.
On Monday (September 16) at noon, Kushtia BGB's 47th battalion commander Lt. Col. Mahbub Murshed Rahman confirmed the matter.
According to BGB and local sources, Bibadman lands are located in Chalishpara area of ​​Ramkrishnapur union of Daulatpur upazila on the border of India along the Padma river. About three kilometers of international border pillar from Challishpara Border Out Post (BOP) pillar 157/MP to 85/10-S area has been disrupted due to Padma river erosion and natural calamities.
Lieutenant Colonel Mahbub Murshed Rahman, the commander of 47 battalion of BGB, said that it has been decided to re-survey the disputed land and return it to the real owners.
According to BGB sources, on February 10, according to the decision of the surveyors, BGB and BSF authorities of both countries, there is a discrepancy between approximately 200 acres of land of Bangladesh inside India and approximately 40 acres of land of India inside Bangladesh. On Sunday (yesterday) noon, a meeting was held between the border guarding forces of the two countries on the invitation of BSF, approximately 150 yards from border pillar 152/7-S of Jamalpur BOP of Daulatpur Upazila, Mahishkundi, inside India. It discussed the disputed land. Besides, emphasis is placed on stopping border killings and curbing drug smuggling.
On behalf of BGB, Kushtia BGB 47 battalion commander Lt. Col. Mahbub Murshed Rahman and Roshanbagh Battalion Commandant Vikram Dev Singh on behalf of BSF led the meeting.
Lt. Col. Mahbub Murshed Rahman said, in the survey on February 10, there was a discrepancy of about 200 acres of land owed to Bangladesh and about 40 acres of land owed to India. Both the battalion commanders have agreed to re-survey it in the presence of surveyors, BGB and BSF at a convenient time next October and hand it over to the rightful owners.
He also said that due to the fact that the disputed part of the border is a river area, due to the erosion of the Padma and natural disasters, there were complications in determining the correct boundary between the two countries. There is a possibility to solve it with the efforts of the two countries. Exact boundaries will be determined quickly. No one can use the land until it is understood. BSF has been strongly protested about the killing of Bangladeshi citizens on the border.
Lt. Col. Mahbub Murshed said that the issues of non-detention of innocent citizens at the border, different types of narcotics and prohibited goods from India cannot be smuggled into Bangladesh and the people on the border cannot visit the places of worship on the border of the two countries illegally on the occasion of upcoming Durga Puja. .
