The BSF troops of Bajitpur camp opened fire on some Bangladeshis who were fishing in Dublar beel (water body) near Shalkona border Thursday noon, leaving one of them named Monirul Islam, 25, injured, according to a correspondent.

Villagers rescued Monir and rushed him to Jessore General Hospital in a critical condition.

Following the incident, the BSF deployed additional troops on the border and opened fire at around 1:00am targeting the Shalkona BDR camp. The paramilitary Bangladesh troops retaliated by firing ten shots. No casualty was, however, reported.

Our Satkhira correspondent reported that the Indian border guards opened fire on Chanduria BDR camp at about 3:30am.

When contacted, Lt Col Asif Abdur Rouf, commanding officer (CO) of 41 Rifles Battalion, confirmed the incident. He said the BSF of Gobra camp under Swarupnagar Police Station of North 24 Parganas district fired four shots targeting the BDR camp without any provocation, but BDR did not retaliate.

TWO ABDUCTED
Our staff correspondent from Sylhet adds: The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up two Bangladesh nationals at Bholaganj of Companiganj upazila yesterday afternoon.

Local said Idris Ali, 30, of Kalasadek and Shahin Miah, 28, of Nayagangerpar of Companiganj upazila were picked up by the border guards around 3:00pm as they were supervising work at a quarry.

Sources said the BSF also took the motorbike they had used to get to Bholaganj. They said Idris and Shahin might have strayed from their position and gone too close to the border when they were picked up.