Weather | Dhaka The Border Security Force (BSF) of India yesterday gunned down two Bangladeshi nationals on Shundra border in Dinajpur district headquarters.
The deceased were identified as Ashraful Islam, 40, son of Fazar Ali of Jhulkagram village, and Mohammad Aminul Islam, 30, son of Moksed Ali of Jaygirpara village in sadar upazila.
The Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) sources said BSF troops at Shundra border outpost (BOP) fired shots at around 4:30am yesterday when Aminul and Ashraful reached near the border, leaving them dead on the spot.
BSF also took the bodies into Indian territory.
Ashraful and Aminul were returning home from near Hamjapur of south Dinajpur in India where they had gone to see their relatives, said victims' family sources.
BDR officials of Dinajpur-2 Battalion admitted the incident and said they had lodged a strong protest against the killings. They also sought cooperation from their counterpart so that a calm prevails on the India-Bangladesh border.
BDR also urged the BSF to return the bodies.
A tension mounted on the bordering areas following the killings.
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Sunday, September 13, 2009 10:16 AM GMT+06:00 (21 weeks ago)
What the Foriegn Minister Dr. Dipu Moni done to stop killing us by BSF while she visited India last week? Should we not demand killing of Bangladeshi people by BSF stopped? Who will unsure us this? Is there any one in the Government? Seems there is none in the Government to protest the killing!!! But the BSF should STOP it. Because it should never be legal and fair to kill us as BSF like.