A Bangladeshi youth was shot dead allegedly by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the Hili land port in Dinajpur on Friday (17 February) night.

The deceased was Shahbul Hossain Babu, 23, son of Abul Hossain, a resident of the Dharanda village of Hakimpur upazila, locals claimed.

According to them, the incident took place around 7:30pm inside India near the 285 sub-boundary pillar of the border.

BSF men fired two rounds of bullets when Shahbul with others entered the Indian territory, leaving him dead on the spot.

Border Guard Bangladesh of Joypurhat-20 Battalion Commander Lt Colonel Rafiqul Islam told Banglanews that the body was taken away by the BSF.

BDST: 1400 HRS, FEB 18, 2023
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