31 March 2016

News Story: India to seal border with Bangladesh in state of Assam to stop infiltration

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel
patrol India-Bangladesh border
NEW DELHI, March 30 (Xinhua) -- India said Wednesday that it would seal the border with Bangladesh in the northeastern state of Assam in a bid to stop infiltration.

Assam shares only 263 km of the 4096-km border between India and Bangladesh.

Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that he had visited the India-Bangladesh border a couple of months back and held "talks with the Bangladesh government".

Read the full story at Xinhua