Staff Reporter:
A Bangladeshi man was shot dead allegedly by members of India’s Border Security Force (BSF) along the Patgram border in Lalmonirhat early Thursday (4 December).
The deceased was identified as Sabuj Mia, 29, son of Sirajul Islam of Pochabandar village under Jagatber union.
Locals said Sabuj and a group of farmers had gone to the Shamshernagar frontier area at dawn to work on their croplands when gunshots were heard from the Indian side. Sabuj was found critically injured moments later.
Shamshernagar Border Outpost Commander Kamal Uddin, quoting locals, said BSF members later took away the body.
Meanwhile, Abul Kasem, company commander of the BGB-51 Battalion, said repeated attempts had been made to arrange a flag meeting, and high-level communication with the BSF was underway.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Patgram Police Station Mizanur Rahman said they were aware of the incident and a flag meeting between BGB and BSF commanders may take place soon.
