Bangladesh unaware of BSF complaint against BDR

DHAKA, APRIL 28. The Bangladesh Foreign Secretary today said he was not aware of any complaint lodged by the Border Security Force against Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) for the killing of its personnel on the border.

``We have not been officially communicated. Let us see what charges they bring, then we will reply,'' BSS news agency quoted the Foreign Secretary, Syed Muazzem Ali, as saying. He said India ``should also carry out its own investigation into how BSF men entered Bangladesh territory as we are carrying out an enquiry on how the BSF men were killed.''

Denying that the Bangladesh Army was backing the BDR, the Foreign Secretary said, ``I am in constant touch with the Army and this (allegation) is baseless.'' To a question, he said the Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina's visit to India has ``not yet been finalised. It is under process. Various options are being looked into in view of her heavy preoccupations at home.''

On Thursday, the BSF filed an FIR with the Assam police accusing the BDR of international war crimes for the brutal killing of 16 jawans on the Bangladesh border. The FIR was filed with the Mankachar police station, following the killing of the BSF men at Boraibari.

- PTI

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