Time Digital News: The eighth border conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) has started. The conference started on Thursday (November 24) at 9 am local time in Myanmar's Naypyidaw the capital of Myanmar.

A 10-member delegation from Bangladesh, led by BGB Major General Shakil Ahmed, is participating in the conference, while a 15-member one, led by Police Major General Aung Naing Thu, is representing the Myanmar side, said a BGB press release.

Prevention of drug smuggling and the Rohingya repatriation will be top-priority issues discussed in the five-day conference, said BGB sources.

BGB also intends to discuss the de-escalation of border tensions brought on by the internal turmoil in Myanmar and the violation of Bangladesh's airspace by the neighbouring country.

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