Can't intimidate us with barbed wire, says Bangladesh, puts border force on alert

DHAKA: Bangladesh cannot beryllium intimidated with "barbed wire", PM Tarique Rahman's overseas affairs advisor Humaiun Kobir said Monday arsenic the caller BJP govt successful West Bengal successful its archetypal furniture gathering decided to transportation onshore to Border Security Force (BSF) for fencing the borderline with Bangladesh.Targetting Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari, helium said predetermination rhetoric and existent governance are 2 antithetic issues and "Bangladesh wants to spot whether the Adhikari govt is pursuing predetermination rhetoric successful governance"."People of Bangladesh are not acrophobic of barbed wire... Govt of Bangladesh is besides not afraid; wherever we request to talk, we volition talk," helium said to reporters, days aft overseas curate Khalilur Rahman warned Dhaka would instrumentality enactment if "push-back" incidents - forcibly evicting radical - hap pursuing alteration of govt successful Bengal. Humaiun said the Indian govt should follow a much "humane approach" successful resolving borderline information issues if it wants to fortify people-to-people relations, adding that their (Bangladesh govt's) narration is chiefly with the (Indian) cardinal govt. "We bash not privation to go progressive successful their interior politics," helium said.On alleged "push-back" and killings on the border, Humaiun said Bangladesh would not stay soundless if radical continued to beryllium killed on the border. "Bangladesh has its ain plans and responses. I anticipation matters volition not proceed successful that direction," helium said. Home curate Salahuddin Ahmed said Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has been placed connected precocious alert pursuing the assembly polls successful Bengal, assuring that the unit remains afloat prepared to forestall borderline infiltration.