Dhaka: Bangladesh has rejected India's proposal to have joint patrol along the border between the two countries, saying the plan put forward by New Delhi was "not feasible".

"Such exercise is not feasible," prominent daily 'The Daily Star' quoted Foreign Minister Morshed Khan as saying.

The rejection of the proposal came after over three months of presentation and only a day after the issue was raised in Rajya Sabha.

India proposed the joint patrol during the biennial meeting of the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in New Delhi in April and suggested that a modality should be worked out so that the border security personnel of both countries could jointly patrol to prevent smuggling, illegal immigration and other cross-border illegal activities.

PTI