Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF in Sherpur
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) gunned down a Bangladeshi national at Kharamura frontier in Sribordi upazila early yesterday.
The victim was identified as Marak Sangma, 35.
BDR sources said BSF troops opened fire on Sangma near main pillar No.1098 of the border, at about 12:45am while he was collecting firewood, leaving him dead on the spot.
BDR sent a letter to their Indian counterparts protesting the incident.
Both the sides later agreed to hold a flag meeting to defuse tension in the border area following the killing.
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