Online Desk  :   A Bangladesh national was killing in the firing of Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) at a place between the Sub Pillars Numbers 8 and 9 of the Main Pillar No. 751 at Mominpara in Haribhasa union under Sadar upazila in Panchagarh district on Friday morning.  Following the incident, the BSF handed over the body of Anwar Hossain, 40, to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) after a flag meeting between the two sides on Friday afternoon. Then BGB handed over the body to the Panchagarh Sadar Police Station’s custody for postmortem.

It is learnt that the victim Anwar Hossain was the son of Rafiqul Islam of Debnagar area under Tentulia upazila in the district. According to Nilphamari 56 BGB Battalion and locals, Anwar allegedly went to India late Thursday night with a few others to bring cattle. When they were returning with cattle early Friday morning, members of the Chanakia Camp of 93 BSF Battalion chased them inside the Indian border. At that time, locals heard several gunshots.

Upon hearing the gunshots, members of Ghagra BGB Camp in Panchagarh also fired eight rounds of blank shots.  Meanwhile, protesting the killing, the BGB accepted the body of Anwar Hossain from the BSF and then handed it over to police. Contacted, Panchagarh Sadar Police Station’s officer-in-charge (OC) SM Masud Parvez said the body was sent for postmortem.  The legal procedures are under process.