BSF kills 1 in Dinajpur
Our Correspondent, Dinajpur
Border Security Force (BSF) of India gunned down a Bangladeshi farmer on Atapara border under Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur district on Sunday night. The victim was identified as Saiful Islam, 35, son of Jannat Ali of village Gopalpur under Panchbibi upazila of Jaypurhat district. Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) sources said the Indian border guards of Bakshiganj camp opened fire on Saiful while he was returning home from one of his relatives' house located near main pillar no 283/23F at around 11:30pm. He died instantly. The BSF personnel took away the body to their camp, sources quoted witnesses as saying. The incident sparked tension among the locals. Hearing the news, BDR officials rushed to the scene and sent an official note to the BSF, protesting the killing. The BDR also asked its Indian counterpart to hand over the body and hold a flag meeting to defuse border tension. The Indian side did not respond as of 6:00 pm yesterday.
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