Dhaka, May 11 -- Bangladesh's foreign affairs adviser to the prime minister, Humayun Kabir, has said Dhaka is 'not afraid of barbed wire' after newly elected West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced plans to accelerate fencing along the India-Bangladesh border.

Asked to comment on reports that the West Bengal government would hand over land to India's Border Security Force (BSF) within 45 days to facilitate new border fencing projects, the adviser said: "There is no longer any scope to intimidate a country like Bangladesh with barbed wire."

"If you want relations with people, the people of Bangladesh are not afraid of barbed wire. The Bangladesh government is also not afraid of barbed wire. Wherever we need to speak, we wil...