India-B'desh border fencing row began post-Hasina ouster: BSF

Amid the diplomatic rift and sharp exchange of words between India and Bangladesh over the issue of border fencing work, the Border Security Force has made it clear that it is committed to securing the Indian border on the basis of the long-standing protocol between the two neighbouring countries.

- SUPROTIM MUKHERJEE

Senior BSF officials said that the row over border fencing erupted only after the change of guard in Dhaka and the ascent of the Mohammed Yunus-led interim Government following the ouster of the elected Government of Sheikh Hasina.

Sources in the Border Security Force, which is tasked with guarding India's borders, said the fencing was an ongoing project and Border Guard Bangladesh, its counterpart across the border, had always been kept in the loop.