BSF picks up Bangladeshi

A Bangladeshi farmer was abducted allegedly by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Doikhowa border in Hatibandha upazila yesterday morning. The victim was identified as Shawkot Ali, 46, son of Syed Ali of Doikhowa village. Subedar Ruhul Amin, camp commander of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Doikhowa, said the BSF men picked up Shawkot Ali at around 7:45am when he went to his paddy field near the border area. “A flag meeting between BGB and BSF was held but BSF denied handing over the farmer,” he said.