Agartala, Jan. 12 -- Tensions escalated in the Kailashahar Municipal Council area of Tripura's Unakoti district following the stoppage of construction of an old road and a cremation ground adjacent to the Manu Land Customs on India-Bangladesh border at the insistence of BGB (Border Guard Bangladesh).
Sources indicated that BGB personnel intervened in the brick-paving operations this morning, notifying the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) that, according to border regulations, no construction or paving activities are allowed within 150 yards of the international boundary.
In the light of this warning, the contractor was forced to cease all work immediately. This suspension of construction has had a significant effect on the local communi...