Dhaka, Aug. 26 -- The formal meeting of the 4-day (August 25-28) 56th Director General-level Border Conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Border Security Force (BSF) of India began on Tuesday at the conference room of the BGB headquarters in Pilkhana, capital Dhaka, BGB said in a statement.

An 11-member Indian delegation led by BSF Director General Daljit Singh Chowdhury, IPS participated in the conference. The Indian delegation includes senior BSF officials, as well as officials from the Indian Home and External Affairs Ministries and the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, it added.

A 21-member Bangladesh delegation led by BGB Director General Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui participated in the conference. In...