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Villagers return to their homes on border

Villagers on Saturday began trickling back to their homes with the firing between Bangladesh Rifles and BSF having ceased since Thursday midnight and the handing over of the bodies of slain BSF soldiers' calming the situation on the Assam-Bangladesh border.

There was no report of any firing since Thursday, but an uneasy calm prevailed in the worst-hit Boraibari, Shahapara, Thakurianbari and Karipara, besides 30 other villages, a senior BSF officer said.

The panic-stricken people, who had fled their homes following shelling and exchange of fire between BDR and BSF on Wednesday, were returning in small groups.

A flag meeting between the two border security forces was also held on Thursday evening for restoring peace in the area, he added.

PTI

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