, May 10 -- Despite repeated assurances from Indian Border Security Force (BSF) to minimise the use of lethal force and bring border killings down to zero, fatalities along the Bangladesh-India frontier continue to spark concern.

Even as Dhaka and New Delhi step up engagement to reset bilateral ties, incidents along the border suggest a persistent gap between commitments and realities on the ground.

BSF officials have on multiple occasions pledged restraint during Director General-level meetings and other border conferences with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).

Joint Records of Discussion (JRDs) from these meetings regularly emphasise the use of non-lethal measures including rubber bullets.

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