57th BSF-BGB Director General Talks Begin in New Delhi on 8 June 2026

The 57th round of high-level border talks between India and Bangladesh began in New Delhi from 8 June 2026 and will continue till 11 June 2026. These four-day talks are held between the Border Security Force (BSF), the Indian force that guards the country's land borders, and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), the force that guards Bangladesh's borders. The meeting is a Director General-level conference, meaning the chiefs of both forces lead their teams. The Indian side is headed by BSF Director General Praveen Kumar, while the Bangladesh team is led by BGB chief Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui.

On 7 June 2026, Bangladesh said that two main issues would be raised in these talks: the alleged "push-ins" by India and deaths along the border. The term "push-in" means forcing people who are believed to be illegal migrants across the border into the neighbouring country. When a country sends such people back, it often calls the action a "pushback". Bangladesh's side stated that the border situation, cooperation between the two countries, and especially the push-in matter would be placed before the talks with importance.

India's position is that only illegal intruders are sent across the border, and this is done following proper procedure. India holds that all illegal foreign nationals living in the country must be sent back as per Indian laws, established rules, and existing bilateral arrangements. India has also asked Bangladesh to speed up the work of verifying nationality so that illegal immigrants can be sent back smoothly.

The India-Bangladesh land border is about 4,096 km long, which makes it one of the longest land borders India shares with any neighbour. Of this, around 860 km is still not fenced, and about 174.51 km of this gap is officially marked as "not feasible for fencing" due to difficult terrain such as rivers and low-lying land. The DG-level talks between the two forces were held every year from 1975 to 1992. From 1993 they were made bi-annual (twice a year), with the two sides taking turns to host the meeting in New Delhi and Dhaka.

For exams, this topic is important under International Relations and India's neighbourhood policy. Aspirants should remember the full forms BSF and BGB, the length of the India-Bangladesh border (4,096 km), the meaning of "push-in" and "pushback", and the fact that these border coordination talks are bi-annual and rotate between the two capitals.