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BSF hands over body of Bangladeshi teenager after 5 days
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday handed over the body of the Bangladeshi teenager who was shot dead by its members on Wednesday while the Bangladeshi prime minister was visiting India.
A team of Kotwali Police Station with the help of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members received the body of the teenager around 4:30 pm and handed it over to his family, said Tanvirul Islam, in-charge of Kotwali Police Station.
Earlier in the day, the BSF members from Raiganj sector, agreed to return the body around 4 pm after holding a flag meeting with the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) -29, held in the morning at Pillar no. 314/4 S of Dinajpur frontier.
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Bangladeshi teenager Minhazul Islam Minar, 17, son of Jahangir Hossain of Askorpurup union was shot dead and another injured by Indian Border Security Force (BSF), near the border in Sadar upazila of Dinajpur, authorities said on Thursday.
Local people found the bullet-hit body in Haripur Teliapara area of the border, said Khanpur Union Parishad Chairman Abu Bakar Siddique.
Minar was a class IX student of Khanpur High School.
Minara Begum, mother of Minar lodged a complaint against five people with Kotwali Police.
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“Legal steps will be taken against those involved in the killing after recording a case,” said OC.
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Cattle trader shot dead ‘by BSF’ along Naogaon border
A Bangladeshi cattle trader was shot dead allegedly by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) troops in the Indian side along Hapania border in Sapahar upazila of Naogaon district Friday night.
The deceased was identified as Salah Uddin, 30, son of Alauddin of Krishnasada village of the upazila.
According to locals, Salah Uddin entered India on Friday night with a group of Bangladeshi cattle traders to bring cattle.
When they were returning home BSF troops opened fire, leaving Salah Uddin dead on the spot.
Local people found Salahuddin's body lying 200 yards inside the Indian territory.
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Naogaon 16 BGB Battalion Commander Lt. Colonel Rezaul Kabir said they came to know around 7.30 am that a body was lying 200 yards inside the Indian territory along the Hapania border.
BGB has sent a message to 69 Pannapur BSF camp for holding a flag meeting but BSF has not given any reply yet, he added.
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Indian police and Pannapur 69 BSF members have taken the body inside India noon, he said.
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