Thakurgaon Border: Bangladeshi man killed in BSF firing

A Bangladeshi national was shot dead allegedly by the members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) near Beurjhari border in Baliadangi upazila of Thakurgaon yesterday.

According to locals, the victim -- Shariful Islam alias Khota Mohammad, 30, of the upazila's Charaigati village -- was fishing on the Nagor river when he was shot.

Lt Col Shahidul Islam, commanding officer of 50th Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Battalion, said a group of four to five Bangladeshi men were fishing on the bordering Nagor river.

The BSF men of Barabillah camp opened fire on them around 11:45am as they entered about 50 yards inside the Indian territory.

Soon after the incident, Shariful's other fellows brought the body inside Bangladeshi territory.

On information, BGB men went to the spot, recovered the body and handed it over to Baliadangi police who later sent it to Thakurgaon Hospital for autopsy.

After completion of autopsy the body would be handed over to family, said Hasibul Haque Prodhan, officer-in-charge of the police station.