Border killing hinders Bangladesh-India ties: Foreign Adviser

Foreign Adviser of the interim government Md Touhid Hossain has said border killings are a major obstacle to boost relations between Bangladesh and India.

The foreign adviser made the comment in response to a question of a journalist at a press conference on Monday.

“Bangladesh-India ties need to be strengthened at the people-to-people level. When border killings occur, they create negative repercussions among the masses... we do not want this,” he said.

"We are protesting the matter for a long time, but it is not being stopped”, he said.

The adviser emphasized that when Dhaka seeks good relations with India, these ties must be built on fairness. "We do not want one-sided relations," he added.
 
Earlier, the foreign ministry lodged a formal protest with the Indian government following the killing of a 13-year-old Bangladeshi girl, Shwarna Das, from Juri upazila of Moulvibazar district. Das was reportedly shot and killed by India's Border Security Force (BSF) on September 1.

He also said the ministry has nothing to do about the Facebook video of President’s second home.