Third DG level talks took place between India and Bangladesh on narcotics; Measures to be strengthened to control drug trafficking by India and Bangladesh; Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) signed between Central Government, Government of Assam and Dima Hala
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    • Reports noted that 3rd DG level talks between Narcotics Control Bureau, India and Department of Narcotics Control, Bangladesh took place on October 4 at New Delhi. 1 India and Bangladesh have agreed to enhance mutual cooperation through effective sustained steps to control drug trafficking. This was decided at the third Director General level talks between Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) India and Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) Bangladesh held in New Delhi on October 4. Both sides agreed to continue sharing of actionable intelligence and adopt a coordinated strategy to prevent cross border drug trafficking. It was also decided that the best practices in curbing drug trafficking and demand reduction will be shared bilaterally. Both sides expressed their commitment towards their obligations under the different international and bilateral agreements, protocols, conventions, declarations and resolutions in letter and spirit. It was also agreed to enhance cooperation in capacity building by organizing training programmes as well as sending resource persons in combating drug trafficking. Both sides agreed that the Directorate General level talks between NCB, India and DNC, Bangladesh should be held annually and the next meeting would be held in Dhaka sometime in June next year. 2

    In another development, reports noted that a Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) with both factions of Dima Halam Daogah (DHD) was signed on October 8 at New Delhi by Shri Shambhu Singh, Joint Secretary (NE), MHA, Shri Sailesh, Principal Secretary, Home & Political, Govt. of Assam and the Representatives of DHD(J) and DHD(N). The MoS provides for enhanced autonomy for the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council in Assam and also a special package for speedier socio-economic and educational development of the area for which the Council has been set up. Under the Memorandum of Settlement, a Committee will be constituted to deal with the matters relating to the 6th Schedule Councils. The DHD shall dissolve itself as an organization within a reasonable time as a precursor to the Government initiating further process to implement the agreed decisions of this agreement. As part of the restructuring and empowerment process, the existing North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) will be renamed as the Dima Hasao Autonomous Territorial Council (DHATC). 3

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