Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF

The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a Bangladeshi on Fatehpur border in the district's Shibganj upazila on Wednesday night.

The dead, Anwar Hossain, 25, is the son of Sentu Mia of the upazila's Gaipara village.

The BSF members of Thakurbari camp of Malda in West Bengal opened fire on Anwar around 10:00pm, killing him on the spot, said Maj Nazmul Alam, acting commanding officer of 9 BGB Battalion in Chapainawabganj.

In a company commander-level flag meeting yesterday, he said the BSF claimed Anwar entered Indian territory to smuggle goods from there. When the BSF men chased him, Anwar attacked them and the BSF troopers fired at him.

Indian police recovered the body. The BSF agreed to send back the body of Anwar to Bangladesh, the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) official added.