BSF kills 2 Bangladeshis along Thakurgaon, Sunamganj borders

Two Bangladeshis have been shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in separate incidents along the Sunamganj and Thakurgaon borders.

The shootings took place at the Baganbari border in Sunamganj’s Dowarabazar upazila on Friday night, and at the Minapur border in Thakurgaon in the early hours of Saturday, according to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) officials.

In Thakurgaon, Askar Ali, 24, son of Mohammad Kanu Ali and a resident of Jibanpur village under Haripur union, had crossed approximately 200 yards into Indian territory near the barbed-wire fence adjacent to main pillar no. 353 under Minapur Border Outpost (BOP) early Saturday. At that time, BSF personnel opened fire on him.

Locals found his body lying near the barbed-wire fence.

Meanwhile, another Bangladeshi was killed by BSF gunfire in Sunamganj on Friday night while attempting to bring cows across the border from India illegally.

The deceased was identified as Shafiqul Islam, 45, a resident of Bhangapara village of Laxmipur union.

Sunamganj-28 BGB Commander Lt Col AKM Zakaria Qadir confirmed the incident.