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“India will not tolerate Bangla civilian killings”

DHAKA: India on Thursday reiterated that it would not tolerate any further deaths of Bangladeshi civilians on the frontier and said those responsible for the death of the teenage girl, Felani, will be brought to justice.

Home Secretary G.K. Pillai told a joint press conference, after the 11th Home Secretary-level talks here, that a court of inquiry was being held on the girl's death and action will be taken as per its recommendations. He, however, said the number of deaths on the frontier areas was on the declineBangladesh Home Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikder said all border and security-related issues were discussed, and both Dhaka and New Delhi were working sincerely to resolve the problems at the earliest. Mr. Sikder said the Indian side promised to put an end to killings along the border, in cooperation with the people living in frontier areas and the border security forces.

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