India summons Bangladesh envoy day after Dhaka called in its diplomat

STRESSES ADHERENCE TO BORDER SECURITY PROTOCOLS

- SIMONTINI BHATTACHARJEE

India summoned Bangladesh's acting High Commissioner Nural Islam on Monday to affirm that New Delhi has adhered to all established protocols in constructing the fencing along the shared border.

The move followed a day after Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, was summoned by Bangladesh's foreign ministry to express its "deep concern" regarding the "activities" of the Border Security Force. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that Islam was informed India had complied with all agreed protocols and agreements between the two nations concerning border security. India also reiterated its expectation that Bangladesh will implement these prior agreements and maintain a cooperative stance in addressing cross-border criminal activities.