Indian BSF kills 51 Bangladeshis in last nine months
Two more Bangladeshi citizen have been killed by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday taking the total of deaths in their hands on the border to 51 in last nine months.The latest incidents of border killing took place in Jessore and Satkhira on Tuesday.
According to UNB news agency, a Bangladeshi cattle trader was beaten to death by Indian BSF at Putkhali border in Jessore in the early hours of Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Majnu Biswas.
BDR said BSF jawans of Indian Angrail camp chased a group of cattle traders, including Majnu, when they were returning to Bangladesh from India along with cattle through Putkhali border. Other cattle traders managed to escape, but Majnu was caught by BSF jawans, who mercilessly beat him, leaving him injured. The Indian border guards later left him at the border thinking him dead. Local people rescued him and rushed him to Jessore 250-bed hospital where he died after admission.
Meanwhile, a Bangladeshi cattle trader was shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at Gazipur frontier in Sadar upazila early hours of Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Shariful Islam, 30, son of Motiar Rahman of Gangnia village of same upazila.
BDR sources said BSF jawans of Indian Kalutola camp fired several shots on Shariful when he along with cattle was coming to Bangladesh from India at about 6am, leaving him injured.Local people rescued him and at first admitted him to Sadar Hospital and later he was shifted to Khulna Medical College Hospital where he died at Tuesday noon.
In the previous incident, BSF shot dead a Bangladeshi farmer at Dhumtala border in Burimari upazila on November 2.. The deceased was identified as Shahidul Islam, 20 son of Kashem Ali of Burimari port area.
It may be pointed out that according to news agency report, some 875 Bangladeshi nationals were shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Bangladesh-India border from January 2000 to August 31 this year. During the period, the BSF also fired and wounded 923 people and kidnapped 933 others, according to 'Odhikar', a rights group. Some 51 Bangladeshi people were killed by BSF in the last nine months this year.
According to UNB news agency, a Bangladeshi cattle trader was beaten to death by Indian BSF at Putkhali border in Jessore in the early hours of Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Majnu Biswas.
BDR said BSF jawans of Indian Angrail camp chased a group of cattle traders, including Majnu, when they were returning to Bangladesh from India along with cattle through Putkhali border. Other cattle traders managed to escape, but Majnu was caught by BSF jawans, who mercilessly beat him, leaving him injured. The Indian border guards later left him at the border thinking him dead. Local people rescued him and rushed him to Jessore 250-bed hospital where he died after admission.
Meanwhile, a Bangladeshi cattle trader was shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at Gazipur frontier in Sadar upazila early hours of Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Shariful Islam, 30, son of Motiar Rahman of Gangnia village of same upazila.
BDR sources said BSF jawans of Indian Kalutola camp fired several shots on Shariful when he along with cattle was coming to Bangladesh from India at about 6am, leaving him injured.Local people rescued him and at first admitted him to Sadar Hospital and later he was shifted to Khulna Medical College Hospital where he died at Tuesday noon.
In the previous incident, BSF shot dead a Bangladeshi farmer at Dhumtala border in Burimari upazila on November 2.. The deceased was identified as Shahidul Islam, 20 son of Kashem Ali of Burimari port area.
It may be pointed out that according to news agency report, some 875 Bangladeshi nationals were shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Bangladesh-India border from January 2000 to August 31 this year. During the period, the BSF also fired and wounded 923 people and kidnapped 933 others, according to 'Odhikar', a rights group. Some 51 Bangladeshi people were killed by BSF in the last nine months this year.
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