The body of a 28-year old Bangladeshi man, allegedly shot dead by Indian Border Security Force(BSF),  was found at the Indian side of Patgram border in Lalmonirhat on Thursday. The deceased was identified by family as Sahadat Hossain, a cattle trader and son of Idris Ali from Auliarhat village at patgram upazila.  Read more: Cattle trader tortured to death in Lalmonirhat, BSF blamed His family and some locals claimed he was shot dead by BSF members when he entered to the border area to bring cows with some traders.  Lieutenant Colonel Towhidul Islam, Commander of Lalmonirhat BGB battalion 15, said the Bangladeshi man was found lying 120 gauge inside the Indian border and said BSF has been asked about it officially.  Read more: 2 Bangladeshis shot dead in BSF firing along Lalmonirhat border, locals say Sahadat’s father Idris Ali said ,” My son was shot dead by BSF. I have seen picture of his body with bullet wounds.”

A barbed wire strung up by a private solar power company around the only road leading to Shoulmari char in Lalmonirhat has proved to be the bane of the residents of the riverine island. The residents of the char on the Teesta river say the man-made obstacle has made their lives miserable. Their repeated requests to the authorities for getting the barbed wire removed have only fallen on deaf ears. Read: Bangladeshi men stray into India, thrashed And for the school-goers and their teachers, it's a daily struggle. They are forced to cross under the barbed-wire fence to walk to their schools -- Shoulmari and Kalikapur primary schools are the nearest. "Walking to school is virtually a daily battle for both teachers and students," says Eti Moni, an assistant teacher at Shoulmari Government Primary School. "The private solar power company has closed the road by putting up the barbed-wire fence, ignoring the fact that it's the only stretch connecting our char on the Teesta with other parts of the upazila," she adds. The residents of the char say they have to bend down to cross the barbed-wire fence and often their clothes get stuck to it. Saniur Rahman Suny, another teacher, says that they have no option but to use the road as it's kind of a short cut to the school. "Else we would have to take a 1.5km detour. Life is literally a challenge for us." Other residents of the char narrate a similar tale of woes and they now urge Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to put an end to their plight. "The only road leading to the char is closed. We've written letters to multiple authorities and different ministries in Dhaka but got no response. We now want PM Sheikh Hasina's intervention,"  says Sekandar Ali.

Two Bangladeshi youths were shot dead by some members of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Burimari border in Patgram upazila on Sunday morning. The deceased were identified as Yunus Ali, 29, son of Bulbul Hossain of Dangapara village under Burimari union of Patgram upazila and Sagar, 26, of Jaldhaka area of Nilphamari district. Read: Bangladeshi youth killed in BSF firing along Lalmonirhat border According to 61 Burimari BGB camp sources, a patrol team of BSF opened fire on a group of cattle traders when they went to bring cattle near pillar no 842 of Burimari border, leaving Sagar and Yunus dead on the spot. Omar Faruque, Officer-in-Charge of Patgram Police Station, said they identified the duo after seeing the photographs sent by Indian prople living along the border.

A Bangladeshi young man was gunned down by some members of the Indian Border Security Force(BSF) along Patgram border in Patgram upazila on Tuesday morning. The shooting  occurred near No 862 main pillar of Shamsernagar Kanirbari under No 3 ward of Jagatber union of the upazila. Read:Bangladeshi injured in BSF firing along Lalmonirhat border The deceased was identified as Rifat Hossain, 30, son of Islam Hossain of Munshirhat Najirgomani area in the upazila. Belal Hossain, Company Commander of BGB-61 battalion, said a patrol team of BSF opened fire on a group of cattle traders when they went to the border to bring cattle around 10:30 am. Later, Indian police and BSF took away the body. Read:Indian teen shot by BSF handed over by BGB A letter was sent to BSF seeking return of the body after holding a flag meeting, said Belal. In September, Indian Border Security Force had reiterated its policy of using non-lethal weapons on the Bangladesh-India border. Read:BSF won't let BGB build mosque at 200-year-old site The BSF made the assurance in response to the concerns expressed by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on border deaths. The BSF assured that all unarmed and innocent trespassers and victims of human trafficking will be handed over to BGB personnel.

The body of a youth who had been missing for five days was recovered from the zero point of Patgram bordering area in Lalmonirhat on Sunday.

Lalmonirhat, Jul 7 (UNB) - A Bangladeshi national was shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at Burimari border in  Patgram upazila in the district on Sunday.