, Aug. 25 -- day 56th Director General-level Border Conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and India's Border Security Force (BSF) will begin on Tuesday at the BGB headquarters in Pilkhana, Dhaka.

The conference will cover a wide range of border-related issues, including prevention of border killings, push-in and illegal intrusion, and curbing smuggling of narcotics, arms, ammunition and other contraband from India.

Discussions will also focus on preventing unauthorized development activities and construction within 150 yards of the international border, protection of riverbanks along border rivers, securing Bangladesh's fair share of cross-border river waters, and taking joint initiatives for implementing a coordinated border...