Bangladeshi shot by BSF

A Bangladeshi youth was shot and wounded by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Shibganj upazila here early yesterday. The injured was identified as Faruk Hossain, 26, son of Imran Ali of Tarapur Shahapara village in the upazila. Commander of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Battalion-9 Lt. Col. Manzurul Alam said members of BSF from Shubhopur camp in Maldah in Pashcnimbanga opened fire on Faruk when he was working at his cropland near the border at about 6:00am. BGB at a flag meeting yesterday strongly protested the incident.