Smugglers clash with BGB
Three alleged smugglers sustained bullet injuries as they locked in a clash with BGB members near Hatkhola border in Panchbibi upazila of Jaypurhat early yesterday.
Lt. Colonel Khasru Sabbir, commander of Jaipurhat-3 BGB, said a gang of around 150 smugglers swooped on a BGB patrol team at about 5:30am as the border guards obstructed them from bringing smuggled cattle into the country.
At a stage, the BGB members fired 12 gunshots, leaving the three smugglers injured.
The smugglers, including the injured three, later managed to flee the scene.
The BGB team seized five cattle from the spot.
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