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Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF on Putkhali frontier

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A Bangladeshi national has been shot to death by members of Indian Border Security Force on Baghadanga border in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenidah early Friday, August 5, 2016. File photo

A Bangladeshi national was shot to death allegedly by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Putkhali bordering area of Benapole early Saturday.

The deceased identified as Shahid Ali alias Foni, 30, son of Sadek Ali, a resident of the area, was a cattle trader by profession.

Lieutenant Colonel Arifur Rahman, commanding officer of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) battalion-23, said a BSF team from Angrail camp opened fire at a group of cattle traders while they were entering Bangladesh from India with cattle in the area around 4:30am, leaving Shahid dead on the spot.

Other associates of Shahid managed to flee, he added.BSF members dumped the body into the Ichhamoti River. Later, police recovered the body from the river on Saturday morning.

BGB has sent a letter to BSF, protesting the incident.

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Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF on Putkhali frontier

BSF, Indian Border Security Force, Bangladeshi,
A Bangladeshi national has been shot to death by members of Indian Border Security Force on Baghadanga border in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenidah early Friday, August 5, 2016. File photo

A Bangladeshi national was shot to death allegedly by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Putkhali bordering area of Benapole early Saturday.

The deceased identified as Shahid Ali alias Foni, 30, son of Sadek Ali, a resident of the area, was a cattle trader by profession.

Lieutenant Colonel Arifur Rahman, commanding officer of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) battalion-23, said a BSF team from Angrail camp opened fire at a group of cattle traders while they were entering Bangladesh from India with cattle in the area around 4:30am, leaving Shahid dead on the spot.

Other associates of Shahid managed to flee, he added.BSF members dumped the body into the Ichhamoti River. Later, police recovered the body from the river on Saturday morning.

BGB has sent a letter to BSF, protesting the incident.

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