File photo of Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen CollectedMomen said the incidents of border killings will come down if illegal border crossing is preventedForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said the killing incidents along Bangladesh-India border have significantly come down in recent years. Momen said the incidents of border killings will come down if illegal border crossing is prevented. The foreign minister said, Bangladesh will be benefited by the gas export deal, and it is indeed good news for the country. About the water-sharing deal with India on Feni river, He said the neighboring country has been allowed to withdraw water from the river for a town with only six thousand people. Before inking the deal, India used to withdraw water from the river using pumps, but now it has been allowed to withdraw a limited scale of water under its own monitoring system, he said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 12, 2019 15:00 UTC