Injured in BSF firing, youth dies
A Bangladeshi youth, who was shot and wounded allegedly by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Sunamganj's Tahirpur upazila on Saturday afternoon, died at a hospital in Sylhet the same night.
The deceased was identified as Jewel Miah, 29, son of Afzal Miah of Badaghat area in Tahirpur upazila.
Lt Col Maksudul Alam, director of BGB 28 Battalion, said during flash flood timbers and tree trunks are being smuggled from India through the Jadukata river.
On Saturday afternoon, deceased Jewel and some of his cohorts were collecting the timber and tree trunks from the river, boarding on an engine boat, he said, adding that, as they crossed the border and entered around 100 metres inside the Indian territory Indian border guards opened fire on them, leaving Jewel critically injured.
Later, injured Jewel was admitted to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries around 9:00pm the same night, Lt Col Maksudul said.
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