Dhaka, May 11 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's Foreign Affairs Adviser Humaiun Kobir on Monday said Bangladesh is not intimidated by barbed wire and will not remain silent if killings along the border continue.

"See, if you want to have relations with people, the people of Bangladesh are not afraid of barbed wire. Do you understand? The government of Bangladesh is also not afraid of barbed wire; where we need to talk, we will talk," he said.

Responding to a question at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kobir said the Indian government needs to demonstrate a more "humane approach" in resolving border security issues if it wants to strengthen people-to-people relations.

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