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 on Friday (17 February) night, locals on the Bangladesh side said.
The deceased -- Shahabul Hossain Babu, 24 -- was the son of Abul Hossain of 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 on Friday night.
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"I heard two gunshots 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 the 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 on this will be held soon, he added.
