India’s BSF firing kills two Bangladeshis, injures one
New Delhi: Two Bangladeshis were killed and another was injured after India’s Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire near the Chanderhat border area in Pirganj, Thakurgaon,
The injured Bangladeshi is undergoing treatment at a hospital in India, while the bodies of the deceased are being brought back through discussions between the border forces of the two countries.
The deceased were identified as Asadul Haque, son of Abdul Wazed of South Indrail village, and Mostakim, son of Ahed Ali of North Indrail village in Pirganj while the injured was identified as Shri Uda, son of Munsha Narayan, also from North Indrail.
According to local residents and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) sources, a BSF patrol team from the 63 Chokshivanand BSF camp in Uttar Dinajpur opened fire on three Bangladeshis near border pillar No. 333 under the jurisdiction of the Chanderhat BOP early Saturday.
The three were critically injured in the firing. BSF personnel later rescued them and took them to Kaliyaganj State General Hospital in India, where Asadul Haque and Mostakim died while undergoing treatment. Uda remains under treatment at the hospital.
