No terror camps on our side, see for yourself: Dhaka to Delhi

Claiming that no terror camps exist on its soil, Bangladesh today said it was ready to let Indians visit the country and check for themselve...

Claiming that no terror camps exist on its soil, Bangladesh today said it was ready to let Indians visit the country and check for themselves. This offer was made during talks in New Delhi between Bangladesh Home Secretary Sarfraz Hossain and his Indian counterpart V K Duggal.

New Delhi and Dhaka also agreed in principle to grant consular access to prisoners on either side. The modalities of granting consular access, official sources said, would have to be worked out. It’s learnt that India also raised the issue of handing over ULFA leader Anup Chetia, currently in Bangladesh.

The joint statement at the end of the two-day talks was delayed because certain ‘‘differences’’ were still to be ironed out.

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The talks are also significant because Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is scheduled to visit Dhaka next month for the SAARC summit.

Home Secretary Duggal told reporters that the talks had been positive and the joint statement could not be issued because of ‘‘a minor difference that will be sorted out tonight.’’

According to internal security agencies and BSF, Bangladesh has roughly 190-200 camps of North East insurgent and extremist outfits. Last month, the BSF handed over to Bangladesh Rifles a detailed list of these camps. But it’s a charge that Dhaka has consistently denied.

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