Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF

Unb, Lalmonirhat
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) gunned down a Bangladeshi cattle trader along Burimari border in Patgram upazila early yesterday. The victim was identified as Shahajahan Ali, 30, son of Zainul of Kashirdanga village in the upazila. Burimari BOP camp commander subedar Abdul Hamid said BSF troops from Changrabandha camp opened fire on Shahajahan as he approached pillar No 843. They also dragged the body of the victim into their territory. Meanwhile, BDR in a letter to their Indian counterparts protested the killing and asked them to return the body immediately.