BSF steps up alert alongside India-Bangladesh border throughout Republic Day week

Border Safety Power (BSF) personnel patrol the India-Bangladesh border in North Tripura district on Friday, January 24, 2025.
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In view of the modified state of affairs in Bangladesh, the Border Safety Power (BSF) has known as for an operational alert alongside the 4,096-km India-Bangladesh border forward of the 76th Republic Day.

The ‘Operation Alert’ train started on Wednesday and would proceed until January 31, a press assertion from the Japanese Command of the BSF stated. Troops would maintain numerous safety drills in ahead areas on the border.

“Moreover, the validity of varied operational procedures to handle the eventualities on borders in addition to reconciliation programmes with the border inhabitants may also be carried out,” the press assertion by the BSF stated.

Extra Director Common (Japanese Command), BSF, Ravi Gandhi, visited the border areas in South Bengal Frontier to supervise the operational preparedness. Mr. Gandhi directed all discipline formations to boost vigil and keep alert, particularly alongside the riverine borders and unfenced gaps.

“Through the interval of ‘Operation Alert’, patrolling and different domination duties alongside the Indo-Bangladesh border might be intensified,” the assertion added.

Border Safety Power (BSF) personnel stand guard on the Dharmanagar space in North Tripura district on Friday, January 24, 2025.
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The event assumes significance within the wake of tensions alongside the India-Bangladesh border, notably over fencing works. Whereas there have been no main incidents on the border, tensions associated to fence work have been reported alongside the Sukdevpur border outpost in Malda, West Bengal. Of the 4,096-km border with Bangladesh, West Bengal shares the longest stretch – 2,216 km.

At sure locations, the villagers from each side of the border have come head to head. In some battalions, the BSF have been pushed alongside the zero line for higher administration of the border. The border guarding forces of each the international locations had held a number of conferences on the frontier stage and the sector stage to ease the state of affairs.