India and Bangladesh agreed to strengthen border cooperation through enhanced intelligence sharing and coordinated patrols

India and Bangladesh agreed  to strengthen border cooperation through enhanced intelligence sharing and coordinated patrols

¨     India and Bangladesh agreed on 12 June 2026 to strengthen border cooperation through enhanced intelligence sharing and coordinated patrols.

¨     The agreement followed a four-day meeting of senior border officials in New Delhi.

¨     India and Bangladesh share a land border of more than 4,000 kilometres, making it one of the longest international borders in the world.

¨     The 57th Director General-level Border Coordination Conference was held from 8–11 June 2026.

¨     The meeting was attended by India’s Border Security Force and Bangladesh’s Border Guard Bangladesh.

¨     The Indian delegation was led by Praveen Kumar, Director General of BSF.

¨     The Bangladesh delegation was led by Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui.

¨     The DG-level conference is a regular bilateral mechanism for border management between the two border forces.

¨     The Coordinated Border Management Plan (CBMP) serves as a joint framework for patrol coordination, information sharing, and handling border incidents.

Key issues discussed during the talks included:

¨     Illegal, inadvertent, and forcible border crossings.

¨     Human trafficking.

¨     Border deaths.

¨     Smuggling activities.

¨     Border infrastructure development.

¨     Implementation of the Coordinated Border Management Plan.

Border management along the India–Bangladesh frontier also involves fencing, riverine stretches, and densely populated border districts.On 4 June 2026, Bangladesh stated that it had foiled several attempts to push people into its territory.BGB reported detecting 10 attempted infringements across different border sectors.In May 2026, India requested Bangladesh to verify the nationality of more than 2,860 suspected Bangladeshi nationals reportedly residing in India.The discussions highlighted the commitment of both countries to improve border security, curb illegal activities, and strengthen bilateral cooperation.