Bangalore Pundit

What the hell is happening in Bangladesh border?

If you are unfortunate enough to rely on Indian media on what is happening in the recent firings and counter-firing incidents between BSF and BDR (Bangladesh Rifles), then you are rightfully in a confused state. The print and TV media coverage gives an impression that there is unprovoked firing by BDR and we are losing BSF jawans for the aggression. If you listen to Bangladeshi official press releases they claim the opposite.

Thanks to Blogosphere, many news items from independent media and bangladeshi media has been unearthed. Here are some that you will never find it reported by TV news:

• India is building a fence that goes within 150 yards of the no-man zone, which seems to be the cause for BDR getting un-easy. But seriously, I think it is in their best interest to let it continue so that illegal migration stops and hence innocent b'deshi citizens need not die. Firing at BSF is not going to be productive
• BSF has received shoot at sight orders and does not mind executing it (see source below)
• Export and import at the land port (Benapole) has been stopped by India (BSF). Is this helping Bangladesh?
• Source: The new nation.

Unless the government(?) in Bangladesh decides to take control of their border guards, more and more people will have to die (according to the same source above, one civilian is killed by BSF every five days!) and that country will lose out on the trade.