BSF hands over body of Bangladeshi youth

BSF on Monday handed over the body of a Bangladeshi youth who was shot dead by the members BSF on Friday.

Hakimpur Police Station team and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members received the body of the youth around 5:30 pm and handed it over to his family.

A flag meeting was held between Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB-20) Battalion and Indian Border Guard Force (BSF-6)1 Battalion at the Main Pillar area of the border.

Earlier on Friday India’s Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a Bangladeshi youth in their territory in Dinajpur.

The deceased was identified as Shahabul Hossain Babu, 24.

Md Rafiqul Islam, ward councilor, said Babu accompanied by others crossed into the Indian territory along the Hili border on Friday night.

Locals heard sounds of two rounds of bullets from the Indian side and found Babu was shot dead by the BSF,” he said.