India, Bangladesh to sign extradition treaty soon: Envoy

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India, Bangladesh to sign extradition treaty soon: Envoy

Agartala, June 6 (IANS) India and Bangladesh are expected to sign an extradition treaty in the near future, India's High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pankaj Saran said here Wednesday.

"If New Delhi and Dhaka signed the treaty, it would be a positive impact on the security situation of the two neighbours," Saran told reporters here.

"Bangladesh has indicated in the last foreign ministers' joint consultative committee meeting in New Delhi May 8 that they are ready to continue negotiations and send a delegation to India and vice-versa to discuss on the extradition treaty," he said.

"Definitely, if India signs an extradition agreement with Bangladesh, it would have a constructive impact on our security concerns. We would like to sign the treaty at the earliest and it is our view it would be good for both the nations," he said.

The proposed treaty will help India deal with northeastern militants hiding or arrested in Bangladesh. They include Anup Chetia, general secretary of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom. Chetia has been in a Dhaka jail since his arrest in 1997.

Saran, who took up his posting as the high commissioner to Bangladesh in March, is on a four-day tour to Meghalaya and Tripura to study the projects agreed between India and Bangladesh.

Saran has met Meghalaya Governor Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, Industries and Commerce Minister Jitendra Choudhury and officials of the two states. He also went to several areas along the India-Bangladesh border.

"We are developing a political consensus among all stake-holders on the Teesta river water sharing and other unresolved issues," he said.

"Water is a critical matter between India and Bangladesh and we are committed to implementing all the assurances given to Bangladesh. Our cooperation with Bangladesh is renewing across the board in many sectors and it is moving in the right direction," he said.

"Water cooperation is not a new issue. A joint river commission between India and Bangladesh was constituted in 1972 and it can deal with all kinds of situations and problems relating to water," he said.

Saran said India and Bangladesh were moving in the right direction to build strong bilateral relations through not only dialogue but also by implementing several treaties, agreed between the two neighbours through a win-win situation and propositions where both the economy would develop.

Saran also said that he would apprise both Indian and Bangladeshi authorities about the implementation of the treaties agreed upon between the two countries, suggestions and views gathered from his meeting with the governor, chief minister, minister and officials.

Teesta river water sharing, transit between northeast India and rest of the country and abroad via Bangladesh, use of Chittagong international port and other ports of Bangladesh by India, increase of trade and business between the two neighbours, specially with the northeast region, railway linkage between Agartala (India) and Akhaurah (Bangladesh) and shelter of northeastern militants in Bangladesh are the major issues between Dhaka and New Delhi.

Four northeastern states -- Tripura, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Assam -- share 1,880-km of the total 4,096-km India-Bangladesh border.

India, Bangladesh to sign extradition treaty soon: Envoy

[Luffy 500]

Good. Now India legally will not be able to give shelter to awami indian terrorist after 2014. Hope India will hand
over all the awami indian looters who will run to india and respect the treaty.

[Shardul.....the lion]

very good development, hope all the ultras, ULFAs, BODOs are handed over.

[CaPtAiN_pLaNeT]

'India, Bangladesh to sign extradition treaty soon'


UNBconnect... - 'India, Bangladesh to sign extradition treaty soon'

Reported by: UNBconnect
Reported on: October 16, 2012 00:53 AM
Reported in: National

Dhaka, Oct 16 (UNB) - India and Bangladesh will soon sign an extradition treaty after completing the required formalities, the home secretaries of the two countries said here on Monday.

"We have already agreed to sign the extradition treaty with India in near future. However, it would take some more time to complete the necessary formalities before signing of the accord. We have given full concentration on this issue," said Bangladesh Home Secretary CQK Mustaq Ahmed.

His Indian counterpart, Home Secretary RK Singh said: "Bangladesh government is very positive to sign the extradition treaty with India. Draft of the treaty had already been exchanged between the two countries."

The proposed treaty will help India deal with northeastern militants hiding or arrested in Bangladesh. They include the banned United Liberation Front of Asom's general secretary Anup Chetia, who has been in a Dhaka jail since his arrest in 1997.

The three-day India-Bangladesh home secretary-level talks began in Dhaka Monday. As part of the talks, both officials accompanied by India's High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pankaj Saran reviewed the under-construction Integrated Check Post (ICP) in Akhaurah border, adjoining Tripura's capital Agartala.

RK Singh told reporters the Bangladesh government has already taken very affective action against the militants from northeast India hiding in the country.

"In view of the proactive action of Bangladesh government, most of the northeastern India terrorists had left that country and taken shelter in another neighbouring country," he said without naming Myanmar.

India is very much happy with the full cooperation accorded by the Bangladesh government on various issues, Singh said. "We are looking forward to more cooperation from their side."

Ahmed said: "We are always proactive to maintain friendly relations with India. Bangladesh government always wants speedy solution to those issues mutually beneficial for both countries."

"It would be very useful if direct bus services are introduced between Agartala and Kolkata via Bangladesh to carry the passengers of the northeastern states. It would save time and money once the direct bus services are introduced," he said.

RK Singh is leading a 10-member Indian delegation in the 13th round home secretary level talks in Dhaka. The last meeting of the home secretaries was held Nov 19-21, 2011, in New Delhi.

An Indian official told a news agency that the talks would focus on further expanding and strengthening mutual cooperation on the security and border related issues between the two countries and capacity building of Bangladesh police officers.

Border management, human trafficking, setting up of camps by the northeast India militants in Bangladesh, border firing, and border crimes would also be discussed.

To a question on the Bangladesh government's discontent about border firing, the Indian home secretary said the Border Security Force now has started using non-lethal weapons to deal with the border crimes and smugglers.

The home secretary level talks were preceded by a meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Working Group on Security Monday in Dhaka.

Shambhu Singh, joint secretary (northeast) in India's home ministry, and Kamal Uddin Ahmed, additional secretary in Bangladesh's home affairs ministry, have been leading their respective delegations to the JWG meeting.


Source: IANS

[Ammyy]

How jamati will react on that news

[Abhishek_]

oh dear, many a jimmies will be ruffled.

[perplexed]

Some one rightly said, Farakka is our Extradition Treaty.

[zootinali]

very good development, hope all the ultras, ULFAs, **** are handed over.

BODOS are not ultras but citizens of this country, it is NDFB you want to write, but they too, don't have any connection with Bangladesh, kindly edit your post.

[Loki]

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very good development, hope all the ultras, ULFAs, BODOs are handed over.

There are no Bodo rebels taking shelter in Bangladesh.

Mostly pirates and ULFA.