On the evening of 21st July 2009 amateur astronomers from two
different countries India and Bangladesh had a star party at the
border. Both these countries India and Bangladesh sharing over
4000 km of closed high security, heavily fenced, strictly
guarded border. Border Security Force (BSF) in Indian side and
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in the Bangladesh side of the border are
in a constant state of struggle and fights in form of ‘Border
Disputes.' This area is also prone to cross border smuggling,
act of terrorism, trade zone for transfer of counterfeit
currencies, drugs etc. The air has a constant smell of smoke and
gun powder. As per Indo-Bangla border treaty, no one can have
anything of war potential within 150 yard of the border ‘zero
line.' The demarcation between the two countries is visible
through numbered pillars. The Indian side has multi layered,
heavily built, flood lit border fence around 150 yard off from
the zero line. No one is allowed to cross the fence between
sunrise and sunset. Even during th