MoHA Union Minister meets delegation led by Director- General of Border Guards Bangladesh, 8th BGP (MPF)-BGB Senior-Level Border Conference held

STATE Administration Council Member Union Minister for Home Affairs Lt-Gen Soe Htut received Director-General of Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) Maj-Gen Shakil Ahmed (SPP, nswc, afwc, psc) in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.

Both sides discussed Myanmar- Bangladesh border security and rule of law, counter-terrorism, combatting illegal entry of borders and timely exchange of information. Bangladesh pledged that they will not allow the terrorist groups and terrorists in their region at all and will eradicate such bases by cooperation with Myanmar Border Guard Police. They also frankly exchanged views on patrols for border stability and enhancement of trust between the two countries.

Moreover, Deputy Chief of MPF Police Maj-Gen Aung Naing Thu signed the Joint Record of Discussion (JRD) with Director- General of Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) Maj-Gen Shakil Ahmed (SPP, nswc, afwc, psc). The JRD was agreed upon by the two countries during the 8th BGP (MPF)-BGB Senior-Lev­el Border Conference.

The 8th BGP (MPF)-BGB Senior-Level Border Conference was held at the meeting hall of the Myanmar Police Force on 24 November.

The conference was attend­ed by 15 Myanmar delegates led by Deputy Chief of MPF Police Maj-Gen Aung Naing Thu and 11 senior officials led by Direc­tor-General of Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) Maj-Gen Shakil Ahmed (SPP, nswc, afwc, psc).

The meeting focused on bi­lateral cooperation between two border guards for security and the rule of law, joint patrols along the border line, prevention of transnational crimes, combatting terrorism and terrorist groups, cooperation to curb border pass­ing of Mafia, prevention of illegal entry and exit and drug cases.

Then, they agreed on 14 facts regarding work plans on combatting terrorism, drug case and promotion of bilateral rela­tions.

On 24 November, Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Chief of Myanmar Police Force Maj- Gen Zin Min Htet received the delegation led by Director-Gen­eral of Border Guards Bang­ladesh (BGB) Maj-Gen Shakil Ahmed (SPP, nswc, afwc, psc). The two parties discussed secu­rity and rule of law at the border area and exchanged gifts.

At the 8th BGP (MPF)-BGB Senior Level Border Conference, the leaders also discussed timely information exchange, holding battalion commander-level and senior-level meetings monthly and annually, combatting any ter­rorist groups based in the Bang­ladesh area and holding sports competitions. The agreements made at the discussion will be implemented in December 2022.

MNA