[ALOCHONA] BSF's reign of terror goes unabated

BSF's reign of terror goes unabated



Despite repeated assurances from India, the Border Security Force (BSF) of India has killed 17 innocent Bangladeshis in the first six months of 2011. A report by Odhikar, a human rights organisation, states that the BSF killed three Bangladeshis in June. As many as 74 were killed by the BSF last year, while 49 Bangladeshi citizens were seriously injured in different frontiers.

Advocate Adilur Rahman Khan, general secretary of Odhikar, said mostly poor farmers, small traders and fishermen are falling prey to the atrocities of the Indian border force. He alleged that ordinary Bangladeshi citizens are becoming victims of the trigger-happy Indian border force whenever they go near the borders."The BSF always wants to create panic among Bangladeshis. It shows brute aggression towards us and simply fails to realise the bond between Bangladesh and India," he said.

Bangladesh and India have many unresolved issues, but the BSF wants to get rid of everything with its fire-power, Khan said. The Indian Border Security Force aims to grab Bangladeshi land, push demarcation pillars into the Bangladesh side in common rivers and sometimes it tries to throw Indian people, mostly Muslims, into Bangladesh territory, he added. Blaming the foreign policy of the government, he said it should show self-esteem and take effective measures to ensure safety in the border areas.

Dr Imtiaz Ahmed, professor of international relations in Dhaka University, thinks the government has showed signs of weakness to highlight the border problems before the Indian media. "The BSF is not only killing Bangladeshis, it is also killing people across the border. But the news of BSF atrocities never reach the Indian media," he said.

http://www.theindependentbd.com/paper-edition/backpage/132-backpage/58771-bsfs-reign-of-terror-goes-unabated.html

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