Meghalaya hosts BSF-BGB conference

Shillong: The Meghalaya Frontier HQ of BSF is hosting ‘Inspectors General BSF-Region Commanders Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) Level Border Co-Ordination Conference’ that got under way at Umpling here on Monday. It will conclude with the signing of a joint record on July 4, the BSF said.
“The conference is held bi-annually between the two border guarding forces to discuss various issues of mutual interest for effective border management including joint efforts against cross-border crime, pending development works in the border region and measures to prevent illegal cross-border movement will be discussed between the two forces,” a BSF statement said.
Representatives of MHA, MEA and Narcotics Control Bureau NCB will also attend the conference. It will culminate on July 4 with the signing of the Joint Record of Discussion by the leaders of both the delegations, the BSF said.