Friday, April 4, 2025

Wagah-type retreat ceremony on cards at Dawki on Bangladesh border

Date:

Share post:

SHILLONG:  India and Bangladesh is all set to start an  Indo – Bangla retreat ceremony at Dawki in Meghalaya frontier in the line with the famous India-Pak retreat ceremony at Wagah, before the next Raising Day of the Border Security Force (BSF).

The BSF’s Meghalaya frontier Inspector General, IG PK Dubey informed that a saluting platform had already been constructed, but the entire plan got delayed due to some problems faced by the Bangladesh counterparts.

In addition, the BSF would also setup necessary utilities such as   toilets, sheds and canteen for the visitors who would throng the area to witness the retreat ceremony.

It may be mentioned that the Dawki is already one of the favourite tourists’ destinations  in Meghalaya. The place has a border check point and it is used by many tourists to cross over to India as well as Bangladesh.

“We will exhibit, Meghalaya, BSF and the entire country in the infrastructure which would come up at the place,” the official said adding that   the tourism department of Meghalaya Government can also chip in to setup necessary infrastructure for boosting tourism in the area.

The border outpost is proposed to have photography exhibitions, display of arms and screening of documentaries about places for tourists to get information and know the security issues, besides construction of sheds, galleries and other facilities.

Apart from Dawki, similar infrastructures are also coming up at Kilapara in Dalu in West Garo Hills.

Kilapara in West Garo Hills has a war memorial where tourists pay homage to martyrs of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. The war memorial carries an untold saga of suffering and bravery as the area was a strategic war zone in 1971.

 

Related articles

Liverpool defeat Everton 1-0 to restore 12-point lead in EPL

London, April 3: Diogo Jota scored the goal that settled the Merseyside derby on Wednesday and kept Liverpool’s...

Wimbledon plans to upgrade the fans’ favourite hill for 150th anniversary

LONDON, April 3: The spectator-friendly hill next to No. 1 Court at Wimbledon has a facelift planned in...

AFI makes it mandatory for athletes to take part in at least one event before Federation Cup

NEW DELHI, April 3: Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has made it mandatory for athletes to compete in...

Men’s hockey national C’ship to begin today

JHANSI, April 3: Thirty teams will compete in three divisions in the 15th Hockey India Senior Men National...