Bangladeshi youth shot dead by BSF in Indian territory
India's Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a Bangladeshi youth in their territory along the Hili land port in Dinajpur last night, locals in 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 crossed into the Indian territory along the Hili border last night.
"We heard sounds of two rounds of bullets from the Indian side and subsequently came to know that Babu was shot dead by the BSF," he said.
Lt Col Md Rafiqul lslam, a commandant at Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)-20 battalion, confirmed the incident, saying that the body is yet to be handed over to them from the BSF side.
A flag meeting in this regard will be held soon, he added.
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