Indians fire and injure ten Bangladeshis
Both sides exchanged more than 1,000 fire bullets
The atrocities of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) are continuing unabated along the Bangladesh border causing deaths and injures to Bangladeshi citizens despite repeated protests.According to UNB News Agency, At least 10 Bangladeshi nationals were injured by bullet when Indians backed by BSF opened indiscriminate fire across the Jaintapur border on Sunday afternoon.
Of the injured, Kayes Ahmed, 16, Abdul Mannan, 30, and Kamal Ahmed, 24, were admitted to Osmani Medical College Hospital while others were undergoing treatment in Jaintapur Upazila Health Complex.
Following the incident, the angry villagers put up barricade in front of Shreepur BDR outpost on Sylhet-Tamabil road from 2 pm to 4 pm and tried to ransack the BDR camp accusing to protect the villagers.
According to the BDR source, at about 11 am Indian Khashias entered into Minatila and Kathalbari and started tilling the land. The villagers raised objection leading to chase and counter-chase, Finally, the Khasias retreated.
But again at about 2 pm about 25 Khashias, armed with guns and backed by BSF, entered the Bangladesh territory and began tilling the land. When Bangaldeshis tried to resist, the Khashias opened fires leaving 10 villagers wounded.
Clashes took place frequently over the disputed land in the area.
It may be recalled, there had been exchange of heavy gunfire between BDR and BSF on Sylhet border on June 15. On the last occasion BDR-BSF gunfire exchange took place on February 28 last.
According to UNB reports from Sylhet, BSF and BDR exchanged heavy gunfire in Jaintapur and Goainghat border in Sylhet on that day. The firing started at 12:45 pm when Indian farmers backed by BSF trespassed 200 yards into Bangladesh and started the cultivation at Noljhuri border. Firing extended to Tamabil and Protappur borders of Goainghat and Dibir Haor of Jaintapur border. The heavy exchange of firing continued till 2pm. No casualty was reported. Export and import through the Tamabil land port was closed because of gun firing. According to the villagers, both sides exchanged more than 1,000 fire bullets.
It was the fourth time in a month that the border skirmishes took place as Khasia tribe on the other side of the border in Meghalaya State deliberately crossed the border for fishing in Dibir Haor. BSF on February 4 intruded in the area and kidnapped a Nayek of BDR. He was however set free at a flag meeting, BSF regretting their action of illegal crossing of the border.
BDR said Indian nationals backed by BSF crossed the border for fishing in Dibir Haor. On resistance by the fishermen BSF opened fire. BDR returned the fire and the gunrunning continued for about three hours until 6pm. Earlier on February 22, a group of Indian intruders with direct support of the BSF trespassed into Bangla-desh territory on Bibirhaor border near Jayantapur in Sylhet, but went back in the face of strong protest by local people.
The trespassers entered two hundred years into Bangladesh territory in between Pillar No. 1284 and 1285 and caught fishes from a pond. The Indian citizens numbering about 100 were backed by heavily armed BSF troops and their presence made the local people panicky. However t he locals protested the intrusion strongly and ultimately all of the intruders returned to India.
According to Odhikar, BSF killed 35 Bangladeshis in last six months on the border.
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Of the injured, Kayes Ahmed, 16, Abdul Mannan, 30, and Kamal Ahmed, 24, were admitted to Osmani Medical College Hospital while others were undergoing treatment in Jaintapur Upazila Health Complex.
Following the incident, the angry villagers put up barricade in front of Shreepur BDR outpost on Sylhet-Tamabil road from 2 pm to 4 pm and tried to ransack the BDR camp accusing to protect the villagers.
According to the BDR source, at about 11 am Indian Khashias entered into Minatila and Kathalbari and started tilling the land. The villagers raised objection leading to chase and counter-chase, Finally, the Khasias retreated.
But again at about 2 pm about 25 Khashias, armed with guns and backed by BSF, entered the Bangladesh territory and began tilling the land. When Bangaldeshis tried to resist, the Khashias opened fires leaving 10 villagers wounded.
Clashes took place frequently over the disputed land in the area.
It may be recalled, there had been exchange of heavy gunfire between BDR and BSF on Sylhet border on June 15. On the last occasion BDR-BSF gunfire exchange took place on February 28 last.
According to UNB reports from Sylhet, BSF and BDR exchanged heavy gunfire in Jaintapur and Goainghat border in Sylhet on that day. The firing started at 12:45 pm when Indian farmers backed by BSF trespassed 200 yards into Bangladesh and started the cultivation at Noljhuri border. Firing extended to Tamabil and Protappur borders of Goainghat and Dibir Haor of Jaintapur border. The heavy exchange of firing continued till 2pm. No casualty was reported. Export and import through the Tamabil land port was closed because of gun firing. According to the villagers, both sides exchanged more than 1,000 fire bullets.
It was the fourth time in a month that the border skirmishes took place as Khasia tribe on the other side of the border in Meghalaya State deliberately crossed the border for fishing in Dibir Haor. BSF on February 4 intruded in the area and kidnapped a Nayek of BDR. He was however set free at a flag meeting, BSF regretting their action of illegal crossing of the border.
BDR said Indian nationals backed by BSF crossed the border for fishing in Dibir Haor. On resistance by the fishermen BSF opened fire. BDR returned the fire and the gunrunning continued for about three hours until 6pm. Earlier on February 22, a group of Indian intruders with direct support of the BSF trespassed into Bangla-desh territory on Bibirhaor border near Jayantapur in Sylhet, but went back in the face of strong protest by local people.
The trespassers entered two hundred years into Bangladesh territory in between Pillar No. 1284 and 1285 and caught fishes from a pond. The Indian citizens numbering about 100 were backed by heavily armed BSF troops and their presence made the local people panicky. However t he locals protested the intrusion strongly and ultimately all of the intruders returned to India.
According to Odhikar, BSF killed 35 Bangladeshis in last six months on the border.
http://newsfrombangladesh.net/view.php?hidRecord=325260
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