India will return 200 acres of land

Bangladesh is going to regain the ownership of about 200 acres of land lost to India due to the erosion of the Padma river on the Daulatpur border of Kushtia. This decision was taken in a courtesy meeting of the senior officials of the border guarding forces of India and Bangladesh on Sunday.

On Monday (September 16) at noon, Kushtia BGB's 47th battalion commander Lt. Col. Mahbub Murshed Rahman confirmed the matter.

According to BGB and local sources, the Vibadman lands are located in Chalishpara area of ​​Ramkrishnapur Union of Daulatpur Upazila on the border of India along the Padma River. About three kilometers of the international border pillar from Challishpara Border Out Post (BOP) pillar 157/MP to 85/10-S area was dislodged due to padma river erosion and natural calamities.

Lieutenant Colonel Mahbub Murshed Rahman, the commander of BGB's 47 battalion, said that it has been decided to re-survey the disputed land and return it to the real owners.

According to BGB sources, on February 10, according to the decision of the surveyors, BGB and BSF authorities of both countries, there was a discrepancy between approximately 200 acres of land of Bangladesh inside India and approximately 40 acres of land of India inside Bangladesh. A meeting was held between the border guards of the two countries on the invitation of BSF on Sunday (yesterday) afternoon at approximately 150 yards from border pillar 152/7-S of Jamalpur BOP of Daulatpur upazila of Mahishkundi on the India-Bangladesh border. It discussed the disputed land. Besides, emphasis is placed on stopping border killings and curbing drug smuggling.

On behalf of BGB, Kushtia BGB 47 battalion commander Lt. Col. Mahbub Murshed Rahman and Roshanbagh Battalion Commandant Vikram Dev Singh on behalf of BSF led the meeting.

Lieutenant Colonel Mahbub Murshed Rahman said that in the survey on February 10, there was a discrepancy of about 200 acres of land owed by Bangladesh and about 40 acres of land owed by India. Both the battalion commanders have agreed to re-survey it in the presence of surveyors, BGB and BSF at a convenient time next October and hand it over to the rightful owners.

He also said that due to the fact that the disputed part of the border is a river area, due to erosion of Padma and natural disasters, there was difficulty in determining the correct boundary between the two countries. There is a possibility to solve it with the efforts of the two countries. Exact boundaries will be determined quickly. No one can use the land until it is understood. BSF has been strongly protested about the killing of Bangladeshi citizens on the border.

Lt. Col. Mahbub Murshed said that the issues of non-detention of innocent citizens at the border, various types of drugs and prohibited goods from India cannot be smuggled into Bangladesh and border people cannot illegally visit the places of worship on the border of the two countries on the occasion of upcoming Durga Puja. .