India summons diplomat over Bangladesh border fence row

After Dhaka's opposition, New Delhi says measures in keeping with existing pacts

- Rezaul H Laskar

A day after Dhaka expressed "deep concern" over New Delhi's border fencing works, India on Monday summoned Bangladesh's most senior diplomat and informed him that all security measures on the frontier were in keeping with existing agreements and protocols.

The escalation in tensions, including Bangladesh's opposition to India's efforts to build a fence at five locations on the frontier, has come at a time when bilateral ties are at a fresh low since the formation of a caretaker regime led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus following the ouster of former premier Sheikh Hasina in August.