Dhaka, Aug. 28 -- Bangladesh and India have agreed to stop killings, smuggling, illegal intrusion at borders, alongside repatriating their nationals following due legal process and not to take development schemes within 150 yards of the zero line.

The agreement came in a joint statement issued today by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) upon completion of the four-day Director General (DG) level of border conference at BGB's Pilkhana Headquarters in Dhaka, BSS reports.

Director General (DG) of BGB Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui led a 21-member Bangladesh delegation, while BSF DG Daljit Singh Chaudhary led an 11-member Indian delegation.

Chiefs of both the border guards expressed satisfa...