India summoned the top Bangladeshi diplomat earlier on Monday (Jan 13) as border row escalated between the South Asian neighbours. 

Tensions have been reported at the India-Bangladesh border over fencing issues.
 
It is reported that Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has been resisting the Indian side's continuing fencing of the border. 

India's BSF and Bangladesh's BGD have held flag meetings on the issue. Despite these interruptions, the BSF continues to press for completing the fencing.

The India-Bangladesh border stretches approximately 4,096.7 kilometres, according to estimates, out of which around 3,180 km have been fenced so far.

The development comes a day after Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma and Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin met and discussed the border situation.

A Bangladesh foreign ministry release had cited FS Uddin as saying that "construction of barbed wire fences without proper authorisation undermines the spirit of cooperation and friendly relations between the two neighbouring countries."

"He hoped that the upcoming BGB-BSF DG Level Talks would be able to discuss the matter at length," it added.

Source: WION 

BDST: 1655 HRS, JAN 13, 2025
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