BSF shoots Bangladeshi
A Bangladeshi farmer was shot by Indian Border Security Force on Paschim Joydharbhanga border in Panchagarh Sadar upazila on Wednesday evening.
The victim, Abul Kalam, 45, is son of late Siraj Uddin of Paschim Joydharbhanga village.
Abu Daud Pradhan, chairman of Chaklahat Union Parishad, said some Bangladeshis were grazing their cattle near the barbed-wire fence of the border on Wednesday afternoon.
Seeing this, the BSF members of Khayerbari camp in Jalpaiguri district chased the Bangladeshis.
The Bangladeshis then brought their cattle to an orchard in Joydharbhanga village. At one stage, BSF men along with some Indian locals intruded into the village around 5:30pm.
The BSF men tried to take the cattle to Indian territory, Daud alleged.
As the Bangladeshis tried to resist the BSF, they opened fire on Bangladeshis. Abul Kalam was hit by rubber bullets, he said.
Kalam was first taken to Panchagarh Sadar Hospital and then shifted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital.
Lt Col Ariful Haque, commanding officer of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) 18 Battalion in Panchagarh, said a battalion commander-level flag meeting was held near the border yesterday.
At the meeting, the BGB protested at the incident and asked its Indian counterpart to take action against the offenders, he said.
“The BSF said they will investigate the incident. If the BSF members are found guilty, action will be taken against the responsible BSF men,” the BGB official added.
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