BSF kills one Bangladeshi
BSF kills one Bangladeshi
Another found dead on border
Indian Border Security Force shot a Bangladeshi youth dead on Jaminpur border in the district's Shibganj upazila yesterday morning.
Deceased Mohammad Soleman, 25, was son of Ejabul Haque of Jaminpur village, our Chapainawabganj correspondent reports.
The BSF men of Churi Ananatapur camp in Malda opened fire on a group of Bangladeshis when they were illegally entering India through the border around 4:00am, killing Soleman on the spot, said Lt Col Abu Zafar Sheikh Mohammad Bazlul Haque, commanding officer of 9 Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Battalion.
Others managed to escape the firing and brought the body to the house of Soleman. Several marks of gunshot were found on the body, he said.
The BGB sent a protest letter to its Indian counterpart, condemning the killing, the BGB official added.
In the afternoon, a company commander-level flag meeting between the BGB and BSF was held at zero line of the border in this connection.
The BSF expressed sorrow for the incident and assured the BGB of proper investigation and punishment to the responsible BSF members, he mentioned.
In another incident, a Bangladeshi national was found dead inside Indian territory on Sardarpara border in Panchagarh's Boda upazila yesterday, our correspondent from Thakurgaon reports.
The dead, Ershad Ali, 30, was son of Mohammad Ali of Pramanikpara village in Debiganj upazila.
Lt Col Mohammad Ariful Haque, commanding officer of 18 BGB Battalion in Panchagarh, said villagers of Bangram in India's Jalpaiguri district found the body around 9:30am and informed the BSF.
When the BSF became sure the deceased was not an Indian citizen, it informed the BGB about the body.
In the afternoon, BGB officials sent a letter to the BSF, asking for returning the body when the victim was identified as a Bangladeshi.
The BSF handed over the body to the BGB through a company commander-level flag meeting.
Family members of the victim said Ershad had been missing since Thursday afternoon. They said the BSF might have killed Ershad with sharp weapons as the body bore several injury marks.