In a first, all-women India, Bangladesh border troops exchange I-Day greetings
Hindustan TimesNadia, An all-women unit of the Border Security Force made a maiden gesture and handed over sweets and exchanged greetings with lady BGB personnel of Bangladesh at the front in West Bengal as part of the traditional Independence Day celebrations held along the international border. In a first, all-women India, Bangladesh border troops exchange I-Day greetings The first-ever women border guards exchange took place near the Gede border post of the BSF in the said district even as a "high alert" continues all along this over 4,000 km front following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government less than a week back. A senior officer said the exchange of sweets and pleasantries between the the two forces traditionally takes place during the national festivals of the two countries like Independence Day and Republic Day apart from big festivals like Deepawali and Eid. This is, however, the first time an all-women team performed the gesture anywhere along this 4,096 km-long international boundary that runs across five states on India's eastern flank including over 2,200 km in West Bengal.
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