Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF

India's Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a Bangladeshi youth in their territory along the Hili land port in Dinajpur Friday night, locals on the Bangladesh side said.

The deceased -- Shahabul Hossain Babu, 24 -- was from Dharanda village under Hakimpur upazila.

Md Rafiqul Islam, a ward councillor of Hakimpur municipality, said Babu accompanied by others had crossed into the Indian territory along the Hili border on Friday night.

"We heard the sounds of gunshots being fired from the Indian side and subsequently came to know that Babu was shot dead by the BSF," he said.

Lt Col Md Rafiqul Islam, a commandant at Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)-20 battalion, confirmed the incident, saying that the body was yet to be handed over to them from the BSF.

A flag meeting will be held soon in this regard, he added.