BSF kills Bangladeshi along Thakurgaon border

A Bangladeshi national was shot dead by Border Security Forces (BSF) on Indian territory along the Thakurgaon border today morning.

The Bangladeshi was identified as Joynal Abedin, 36, of Nanduar union under Ranishankar upazila, our Thakurgaon correspondent reports, quoting Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) officials.

The incident occurred around 200 yards inside Indian territory, opposite the Chospara border under Baliadangi upazila around 10:45am, said Lt Colonel Shahidul Islam, commanding officer (CO) of 50 BGB Battalion.

Though he was a Bangladeshi national, he had been living at his in-law's house in North Dinajpur in India for the last ten years, the CO said.

We are gathering more information in this regard, he added.

Joynal was shot dead on the spot by a patrolling team of BSF while he was going to his in-law's house, said Aminul Islam, chairman of Boro-Palashbari Union Parishad.

BSF took away his body, the chairman added.