SHILLONG, AUG 20: Bangladesh authorities said there are no militant camps set up in its soil while assuring full cooperation to root out all sort of terrorist activities.
“At the moment, there are no militant camps (by North East-based outfits) in Bangladesh,” team leader of the Bangladeshi delegation, Ahmad Kabir said after a bilateral meeting for cluster-9 between the bordering district of Meghalaya (India) and Bangladesh held in Shillong here on Tuesday.
Talking to media persons, Kabir said in recent years, Bangladesh and India have shared information regarding this (issue) and operations are there adding “I should rather say that Bangladesh has many times demonstrated its strong opposition against all kinds of terrorism and extremism.”
Maintaining that Bangladesh never harbors any terrorist group, the Deputy Commissioner of Bangladesh’s Jamalpur district said, “In the near future, we would also want to root out all sort of terrorist activities.”
The Border Security Force (BSF) in 2017 had shared information with its counterpart Border Guards of Bangladesh (BGB) regarding the camps set up by the three militant groups which include the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) and United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) during the Director General (DG)-level border conference held in Dhaka.
Asked on this, Kabir however said if there is any specific information regarding any extremist group, Bangladesh will certainly examine and take necessary steps as per law.
“This is to ensure that our friendly neighbor country India does not suffer from such type of criminal activities in border areas or within Bangladesh,” he said.
Additional Chief Secretary, R.V. Suchiang, Deputy Commissioners/District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police from border districts of Meghalaya and Bangladesh attended the meeting, hosted by East Khasi Hills district Deputy Commissioner, Matsiewdor W. Nongbri.
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