B’desh foreign secretary meets Indian envoy, expresses ‘deep concern’ over recent border tensions

DHAKA: Foreign Secretary Md. Jashim Uddin on Sunday expressed Bangladesh’s “deep concern” over the recent border tensions during a meeting with Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma at the Foreign Ministry here.

The state-run BSS news agency earlier reported that Verma was “summoned” by the foreign ministry to discuss escalating tensions along the border. However, a press statement issued by the foreign ministry did not use that term.

“Foreign Secretary Ambassador Md. Jashim Uddin today expressed deep concern of Government of Bangladesh to the High Commissioner of India Pranay Verma at his office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over the recent activities of the Border Security Force (BSF) of India along the Bangladesh-India Border,” the foreign ministry said in the statement.