UNB, Dhaka :
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) to stop trespassing, smuggling of drugs and other goods, and human trafficking by performing their duties properly.
“Stopping any sort of smuggling, smuggling of drugs,trafficking of children and women and illegal intrusion is among the core duties of BGB. We want you to perform the duties properly,” she said while addressing the parade of BGB Day 2019 at its headquarters in the city.
Sheikh Hasina asked BGB members to follow the command of superior authority and maintain peace and discipline.
“Perform the duty bestowed upon you with honesty and integrity following the rules and being imbued with patriotism so that the country’s ongoing economic progress can continue,” she said.
The Prime Minister appreciated the BGB, saying the force stands by people during any crisis like natural disasters and even recent Rohingya crisis alongside protecting the Bangladesh border.
Spelling out measures taken by her government to modernise the BGB, the PM said, “We’ve adopted Border Guard Bangladesh Vision 2041.”
She said, the government started the construction work of 317-kilometre borderline ring road in three hilly districts – Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban-for intensifying security on the border and improving the socio-economic condition of the people living in the remote areas.
Sheikh Hasina said, some 442 km out of the country’s 539-km unprotected border with India and Myanmar has already been brought under surveillance through the creation new battalions. The rest will also come under watch when the construction work of the borderline road is completed, she said.
The PM said, the government is providing two helicopters to the BGB, which will be commissioned in January next year.
She said, the government has taken plan to install smart digital surveillance and tactical response system in 328-kilometre border on priority basis.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) to stop trespassing, smuggling of drugs and other goods, and human trafficking by performing their duties properly.
“Stopping any sort of smuggling, smuggling of drugs,trafficking of children and women and illegal intrusion is among the core duties of BGB. We want you to perform the duties properly,” she said while addressing the parade of BGB Day 2019 at its headquarters in the city.
Sheikh Hasina asked BGB members to follow the command of superior authority and maintain peace and discipline.
“Perform the duty bestowed upon you with honesty and integrity following the rules and being imbued with patriotism so that the country’s ongoing economic progress can continue,” she said.
The Prime Minister appreciated the BGB, saying the force stands by people during any crisis like natural disasters and even recent Rohingya crisis alongside protecting the Bangladesh border.
Spelling out measures taken by her government to modernise the BGB, the PM said, “We’ve adopted Border Guard Bangladesh Vision 2041.”
She said, the government started the construction work of 317-kilometre borderline ring road in three hilly districts – Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban-for intensifying security on the border and improving the socio-economic condition of the people living in the remote areas.
Sheikh Hasina said, some 442 km out of the country’s 539-km unprotected border with India and Myanmar has already been brought under surveillance through the creation new battalions. The rest will also come under watch when the construction work of the borderline road is completed, she said.
The PM said, the government is providing two helicopters to the BGB, which will be commissioned in January next year.
She said, the government has taken plan to install smart digital surveillance and tactical response system in 328-kilometre border on priority basis.
