Twenty-four Border Security Force (BSF) children left for a five-day
‘Friendship Visit’ to neighbouring Bangladesh through Akhaura
International Check Post (ICP) in Agartala Sunday. The team comprising
of 14 boys and 10 girls are representing three different BSF frontiers –
Guwahati, Mizoram and Cachar-Tripura.
“This visit of BSF children to Bangladesh was a part of
confidence-building measures agreed upon between Director General of BSF
and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB). The border guarding forces of both
countries have been conducting such visits on regular basis every year
on reciprocal terms,” BSF Deputy Inspector General CL Belwa said in a
statement.
The children’s five-day visit to Bangladesh would involve both road
and air journey from Akhaura ICP to Sylhet district. They would be
exposed to excursion and hiking in rocky and plateau areas of Jaflong in
Sylhet district apart from a visit to Ratargul forest area where they
would encounter mangrove forests and marshy lands.
After visiting places of attraction at Srimangal and Sylhet, the
entourage would take onward journey to Dhaka to visit historical places
like the National Museum, National Martyrs’ Monument, Gazipur Safari
Park, BCDM Ranjendrapur and Dhaka Cantonment area.
The children would return to their respective locations on February 21 through Akhaura ICP.
“Both BSF and BGB hope that programmes like visit of school children
to Bangladesh and India will not only acquaint their children with rich
social and cultural heritage of both the countries, but it will also go a
long way in strengthening the ties and friendly relationship between
the two border guarding forces,” DIG Belwa said.
