BSF kills Bangladeshi

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday shot dead a Bangladeshi cattle trader on Haldia border in Gosaba police station in India opposite to Kalinchi border in Shyamnagar upazila, said a source across the border yesterday. The victim was identified as Amjad Hossain, 35, son of Mandar Gazi of the village. The BSF men of Haldia camp opened fire on the cattle traders while they were crossing the river Bidyasagar with cattleheads by a trawler. Amjad Hossain died on the spot at about 9:30pm. Other cattle traders -- Israfil, Mikail and Nimai Chandra of the same village however escaped unhurt as they jumped into the river and reached Haldia village by swimming.