India, Feb. 4 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

The total length of India-Bangladesh border is 4096.7 km, out of which 3232.218 km has been covered with fence.

(b) & (c): Construction of fencing is an important security measure for securing the border. Fencing helps in ensuring a crime-free border by effectively addressing the challenges of cross-border criminal activities, smuggling, movement of criminals and trafficking. It has been conveyed to the Government of Bangladesh that with regard to security measures at the border, including for fencing, India observes all protocols and agreements

between the two governments and between the Border Security Force and Border Guard Bangladesh. The Government of India'...