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BSF returns body of Bangladeshi man in Chuadanga


Bangladeshpost
Published : 07 Sep 2019 08:39 PM | Updated : 02 Sep 2020 08:54 AM

Chuadanga Correspondent

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) handed over the body of a Bangladeshi man through flag meeting, who was shot dead by its members early Thursday, at zero point of Joynagar border in Damurhuda Upazila of Chuadanga on Friday night.

The body was identified as Nazimuddin, 35, son of Toru Mandal of Nimtala Village in Damurhuda Upazila of the 

district. 

Nazrul Islam Khan, Deputy Director of BGB Battalion-58, said BGB company commander Rezaul Karim,  Jibannagar Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Ferdous Wahid among 10 representatives from Bangladesh side and BSF Gede camp in-charge AC Saurav Samanta among 10 Indian representatives were present at the flag meeting.

On Thursday evening, BGB sent a letter to BSF protesting the death of a Bangladeshi man and deman­ded return of the body.

The body of the victim was handed over to his family, said Ferdous Wahid, Jibannagar Police Station Inspector (Investigation).

Najim along with some others went near border pillar-74 of Rajapur to bring cattle from India around 3 am on Thursday and was shot dead by BSF members.

Later, the BSF members 

dragged the body into the Indian Territory.