Bangladeshi man shot dead by BSF

The members of Indian Border Security Forces have gunned down a Bangladeshi man in Lohakhuchi Border of Lalmonirhat's Kaliganj upazila.

Lt Col Mofazzal Hossain Akond, commanding officer of Lalmonirhat-15 BGB, confirmed the incident.

The deceased is--Nurul Islam, 30, was from Lohakuchi area.

According to BGB, the incident occurred early Wednesday as a group of Bangladeshis attempted to enter Indian Territory with cattle. At that time, the BSF, patrolling the West Chamta camp on the Indian side, allegedly opened fire on the group, leaving Nurul Islam dead on the spot.

Later, his companions managed to retrieve his body under the cover of darkness and brought it back across the border.

Being informed, on-duty police from the Gorol area recovered Nurul Islam’s body and took it to the police station.