BSF kills Bangladeshi near Thakurgaon border

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has killed a Bangladeshi national along the Bangladesh-India border in Ranisankail, upazila of Thakurgaon.

The deceased was Jinnat Ali (52) of Checkpost Colony in Dharmagarh union of the upazila.

The shooting took place near the main pillar number 374/1 of Dharmagarh border around 2:00 pm on Saturday.

Commander of BGB Thakurgaon-50 Battalion Lt Col Tanvir Ahmed said, “A Bangladeshi named Jinnat Ali crossed the zero line of the Indian border this afternoon and the BSF patrol team opened fire. He was injured and came to the Bangladesh border. He died on the way to Thakurgaon for treatment.”

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Ranishankail Police Station Gulfamul Islam Mandal said police recovered his body and sent it to Thakurgaon Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.

According to locals, Jinnat Ali and some others entered the Indian border near their house in the afternoon to cut grass. Later, they went to clean the grass in the Nagar River.

At one point, they got up from the river and went to the Bangladesh border area, the BSF members patrolling the Kukradah camp of the BSF battalion in North Dinajpur district of India opened fire on them. Jannat Ali was shot and fell to the ground. He died on the way to Thakurgaon after being rescued by others, they said.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Jagdal camp commander Abdul Momin said, “A letter has been sent to the BSF calling for a flag meeting to protest against the killing of the Bangladeshi by shooting.”