BSF kills 3 more Bangladeshis
Border killings in four months rise to 37
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) killed three more Bangladeshi nationals at Ghosahalpur border of Jheidah dustrict onTuesday. With the killing on Tuesday BSF killed 37 Bangladeshis in last four months.
The number of Bangladeshis killed by BSF during the nine years period from January 1, 2000 to July 20, 2010 stands at 838. BSF also injured 860 people and abducted 903 Bangladeshis in the same period.
According to an UNB report, Indian BSF shot dead two Bangladeshi cattle traders at Ghosalpur border of Jhenidah district Tuesday morning. Locals and family members of the victims said Obaidul Islam (32) of Padmapur village and Akbar Ali of Sejia village left home in the morning for purchasing cattle across the border.
BSF patrol team of Pakhiura outpost fired 10 or 12 gunshots killing Obaidul and Akbar on the spot. Their bodies were dragged away by the killers to Hashkhali thana.Shaympur union parishad chairman Shahanur Rahman told UNB by phone that cattle traders Obaidul and Akbar died of BSF bullets in the morning. He said the BSF killing created tension in the area.
Local BDR commander Lt Col Sultan Ahmed said BSF firing resulting in death of two Bangladeshi cattle traders was strongly protested at a flag meeting with BSF at company commander level at 4-30 pm. But BSF denied the killing of Obaidul and Akbar.
Another report from Satkhira said BSF troopers of Kanaikati outpost caught and tortured to death cattle trader Asghar Ali and thrown into the river. His body floating on the Kalindi border river was rescued at 8am today. Family sources said his two associates Nurul Islam and Subid Ali remained missing.
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The number of Bangladeshis killed by BSF during the nine years period from January 1, 2000 to July 20, 2010 stands at 838. BSF also injured 860 people and abducted 903 Bangladeshis in the same period.
According to an UNB report, Indian BSF shot dead two Bangladeshi cattle traders at Ghosalpur border of Jhenidah district Tuesday morning. Locals and family members of the victims said Obaidul Islam (32) of Padmapur village and Akbar Ali of Sejia village left home in the morning for purchasing cattle across the border.
BSF patrol team of Pakhiura outpost fired 10 or 12 gunshots killing Obaidul and Akbar on the spot. Their bodies were dragged away by the killers to Hashkhali thana.Shaympur union parishad chairman Shahanur Rahman told UNB by phone that cattle traders Obaidul and Akbar died of BSF bullets in the morning. He said the BSF killing created tension in the area.
Local BDR commander Lt Col Sultan Ahmed said BSF firing resulting in death of two Bangladeshi cattle traders was strongly protested at a flag meeting with BSF at company commander level at 4-30 pm. But BSF denied the killing of Obaidul and Akbar.
Another report from Satkhira said BSF troopers of Kanaikati outpost caught and tortured to death cattle trader Asghar Ali and thrown into the river. His body floating on the Kalindi border river was rescued at 8am today. Family sources said his two associates Nurul Islam and Subid Ali remained missing.
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