<p>Militants of Indian insurgent outfits are operating from 22 hideouts in the border areas of Bangladesh, a top Border Security Force (BSF) official said on Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The ultras are carrying out anti-India activities from these hideouts, mostly in the Chittagong Hill tracts, Inspector General (I-G) of BSF, Tripura Frontier, R K Mishra said.<br />“The hideouts are mostly in the Chittagong Hill tracts of the country. Five to six of them are within five km from the international border,” he said.<br /><br />The Bangladesh Border Guards (BBG) are very cooperative with the BSF, the I-G said. They also reacted positively when messages were sent regarding specific information of militant presence in the country.<br /><br />Mishra, who also participated in the recent DG-level meeting between the two countries held in Dhaka, said it was “cordial and fruitful”.<br /><br />He said about 85 per cent of the 856-km border between the two countries had been fenced, but smugglers were using unfenced border.<br /><br />He said 72 per cent of the work for setting up floodlights along the border had been completed and the remaining work was expected to be completed by July next year.<br />Also, 81 new composite border outposts would come up along the border and 18 battalions will be deployed to guard the border in the state.<br /><br />“When the situation in the fringe is peaceful, criminals of both countries are trying for cross-border migration after committing crimes,” he said.<br /><br />An IG-level meeting of the BSF and BBG is scheduled to be held after the Durga Puja festival. Issues like cross-border movement of criminals and smuggling would be discussed, he added.</p>
<p>Militants of Indian insurgent outfits are operating from 22 hideouts in the border areas of Bangladesh, a top Border Security Force (BSF) official said on Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The ultras are carrying out anti-India activities from these hideouts, mostly in the Chittagong Hill tracts, Inspector General (I-G) of BSF, Tripura Frontier, R K Mishra said.<br />“The hideouts are mostly in the Chittagong Hill tracts of the country. Five to six of them are within five km from the international border,” he said.<br /><br />The Bangladesh Border Guards (BBG) are very cooperative with the BSF, the I-G said. They also reacted positively when messages were sent regarding specific information of militant presence in the country.<br /><br />Mishra, who also participated in the recent DG-level meeting between the two countries held in Dhaka, said it was “cordial and fruitful”.<br /><br />He said about 85 per cent of the 856-km border between the two countries had been fenced, but smugglers were using unfenced border.<br /><br />He said 72 per cent of the work for setting up floodlights along the border had been completed and the remaining work was expected to be completed by July next year.<br />Also, 81 new composite border outposts would come up along the border and 18 battalions will be deployed to guard the border in the state.<br /><br />“When the situation in the fringe is peaceful, criminals of both countries are trying for cross-border migration after committing crimes,” he said.<br /><br />An IG-level meeting of the BSF and BBG is scheduled to be held after the Durga Puja festival. Issues like cross-border movement of criminals and smuggling would be discussed, he added.</p>