Comments on: Why is India killing Bangladeshis?

By: rana dash

rana dash — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:56:13 +0000

If the Bangladeshi people cross the India-Bangladesh border the B SF are obliged to take actions.They are doing their duties only…….

By: AB

AB — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:13:38 +0000

You Bangals are such losers! Ever since you had independence thrust upon you as a charity act, all you have done is cry and whine and complain of conspiracies. Not a shred has ever been proven, in any forum or court, except in your moronic heads. You are lazy, lose every war, have your spineless leaders who get kicked around by your weak military, are corrupt, poor, starving, illegitimate and weak. But you never accept responsibility, and like typical losers, point fingers at others for your perennial misfortunes. Whether its a drought or a cyclone or a skirmish at the border, you are the forever victims, and go whining with your tail between your legs. You are pathetic.

Till you own up and act as an independent nation and maturely face your problems, you will remain losers. Up yours!

By: Muhamad

Muhamad — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:55:50 +0000

ShadaKalo, I know who’s the ultimate authority, but, what I’m saying is that there has to be a major push from locals for an amicable set up. I wasn’t negating central government’s authority, we know that’s a given.

By: Khondkar A Saleque

Khondkar A Saleque — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:03:58 +0000

Defence is definitely controlled by central government.Border incidents are absolutely affairs between BDR-BSF. Local administration is resposible for co-ordinating and liaision with agencies responsible for issues annd matters.Having knowledge of all these it is not proper to ask what Sylhet adminitration was doing? In Bangladesh reality what else they could do apart from informing the relevant government authorities and agencies and arranging medicare of injured [eople. But local authority must find out root causes of border incidents and suggest to relevant agensies to take appropriate permanent actions.
BDR primarily and then if required ministry of home of both countries must talk and resolve such issues. Why BSF must keep killing people in the border when in the last summit meeting so many focussed bilateral agreements were made? Why BSF has to undermine the existing friendly relation of both countries? What are their motives? Whose cards they are playing?

By: J @ ShadaKalo

J @ ShadaKalo — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:40:26 +0000

Muhamad:
I am surprised you asked this question. Even in a federation like the USA or India or Pakistan, borders, immigration and defence are the central/federal government’s responsibility–local governments have nothing to do with this.

What is the administration of Sylhet going to do–call the administration of the Indian city on the other side, which will then rightfully say they have no control over BSF?

Bangladesh is not a federation, and all power is concentrated in the government. The local administration have no power beyond local matters. They can not even fully control the police, which takes its orders from Dhaka.

By: Muhamad

Muhamad — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:54:27 +0000

Let’s not lay the burden on central government of either country; more critically, what is the local government of Sylhet and their counterpart on the Indian side of the border doing? Do they liaise?

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:45:59 +0000

Blaming the DG for BSF’s acts is inappropriate. The DG has down a great job by reorganising the institution in less than a year after the brutal massacre.

BDR was left in tatters and our borders were left unattended for a long time. At that time the BSF was cooperative.But lately for unknown reasons its behaviour has changed abruptly.

Glad to know the BSF has asked for unilateral show of no force. Good senses have prevailed over madness.

By: Javed Zaman

Javed Zaman — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:59:30 +0000

It seems that Indian BSF has evolved into an autonomous armed organisation that not only disobeys its commanders but also has no respect for the central government at Dehli.

I am astounded to see that the recalcitrant BSF has been acting irresponsibly in spite of Bangladesh Prime Minister’s visit to India and DG level border meetings this year. Their aggressive hostile killing behaviour is contrary to international norms in border management. I wonder if the honorable Home Minister Chidambaram is aware of BSF`s intrusion into Bangladesh`s territory to create terror, panic and mayhem inside Bangladesh.

At a time when everybody had thought there would be a new era in India-Bangladesh relations certain quarters in India are trying to strengthen the hands anti-Indian poliical parties in Banladesh by embarrassing the popularly elected government in Bangladesh.

Therefore, I would like to make an ardent plea to the Indian Home Minister to look into the matter personally and instruct the BSF to obey central command and behave in a humane manner.

By: Sushanta Das Gupta

Sushanta Das Gupta — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:15:22 +0000

I had no idea about that . Why does BSF not obey their command? I would like to know more from you .

By: diganta

diganta — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:02:43 +0000

There are in fact a lot of incidents where BSF disrespected their DG/HQ orders. One example is there are a lot of Indians also get killed by the BSF every year. The core problem is that they are never punished.