Indian Army hands over bomb-sniffing dogs to Bangladesh

As a part of a goodwill gesture, the Indian Army on Saturday handed over as many as ten mine-detecting dogs to Bangladesh Army through the Petrapole-Benapole border.

All ten dogs that were handed over today were trained to detect mines and other explosives at the Remount Veterinary Centre in Meerut.

During the handover ceremony, the Indian Army contingent was led by Col Krishan Yadav, while the Bangladesh Army contingent was led by Col Md Anwarul Islam, accompanied by ADA Indian High Commission Sqn Ldr Tushar Mohan. Officials of Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) were also present during the handover ceremony.

“The dogs which have been trained at Meerut were brought to Kolkata’s military camp yesterday and then they were brought to the border post. These dogs will be used in detecting not just explosives but also contraband drugs,” Subedar Mizanur Rahman, commander of the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) at the Benapole Integrated Check Post (ICP) told reporters.  

A total of thirty mine detecting dogs are to be handed over to Bangladesh Army as a gift from the Indian Army. The remaining twenty dogs will be handed over to the other side in two phases during the near future.