Bangladeshi shot dead on Sharsha border
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) personnel and troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) of India traded bullets at Sharsha border of Benapole after BSF gunned down a Bangladeshi farmer yesterday.
Sources said the BSF killed Hafizur Rahman, 21, of Tangrali near Sharsha border around 11:00am while he was harvesting paddy. He allegedly died on the spot and the BSF personnel dragged his body into Indian territory.
Tension between the two border forces following the incident resulted in the exchange of bullets.
Lt Col Bodrul Alam, BDR commanding officer, said the BSF killed Hafizur violating the agreement the two border security forces signed regarding the shooting of people in each other's territory.
The commanding officer of the BSF 36 Battalion regretted the incident and promised punitive measures against the people responsible.
The BSF handed over the body of Hafizur Rahman in the afternoon following a flag meeting between BDR and BSF.
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