BDR Director General Maj Gen Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said this, speaking at a press conference at the end of three-day talks with his Indian counterpart in New Delhi.

The talks between the border guards of the neighbouring countries ended with divergent views reigning on issues like border fencing and cross-border infiltration. Both the sides, however, agreed on confidence building measures through stepping up of simultaneous and co-ordinated patrol along the border.

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) Director General RS Mooshahary said his force has suggested to BDR that it [BSF] would hand over to them a list of the areas requiring zero line fencing so that it can be approved by the Bangladesh government.

The question of fencing of the 4095-km border between the two countries remained unresolved with Bangladesh resisting India's move, contending that the fencing has "a defensive structure" attached to it.

"We want to conduct border-fencing at the level of zero-line due to topographical reasons. But BDR is opposed to it, saying that such fencing is "defensive in structure," Mooshahary told the joint press conference.

"We have decided to promote swap of training facilities, as well as cultural and sports exchanges," he added.

On cross-border infiltration, BDR stuck to its stance that there is no insurgent groups operating inside Bangladesh territory while BSF maintained insurgent leaders like Arvind Rajkhowa, Paresh Barua and Anup Chetia of ULFA, and Nayanbasi Jamatia and Bishwa Mohan Debbaram of National Liberation Front of Tripura are holed up in Bangladesh.

The BDR chief said it is in fact the criminals from India who had infiltrated into Bangladesh and in conjunction with local criminals perpetrated the serial blasts.

Mooshahary denied the allegation and said there was only one Indian among over 500 people arrested in Bangladesh after the bombings. The arrested Indian national named Niazuddin had been living in Bangladesh for the past 17 years, he added.

"It is known internationally that leaders of north-eastern insurgent groups like Barua and Chetia are in Bangladesh," he said.

On the issue of the killing of BSF officer Jewan Kumar allegedly by BDR along the border with Tripura in April this year, Chowdhury said an investigation by top Bangladeshi officials had exonerated his men from the charge.

Mooshahary expressed dissatisfaction with the investigation carried out by Bangladesh and insisted that BDR personnel shot the officer dead when he had crossed over the border unarmed for discussion with the Bangladeshi border guards.