A 20-year-old Bangladeshi man was shot dead by India’s Border Security Force near the Sharifpur border in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura Upazila, officials said.
Md Mujib Ali, a local resident, died around 7:45 p.m. in the Duttagram area, according to Lt. Col. Sarkar Asif Mahmud, commander of the 46 Border Guard Bangladesh Sreemangal Battalion.
Border Guard Bangladesh said six to seven Bangladeshi “smugglers” entered Lakhairchar in India with help from Indian traffickers. Members of the 199th Battalion Border Security Force Lathiapura camp stopped them, and the group allegedly tried to attack personnel with makeshift weapons.
Border Security Force members fired two or three shots in self-defense, killing Mujib on the spot, Border Guard Bangladesh said.
“Discussions with the BSF are under way,” Sarkar said.