A Bangladeshi youth was shot dead, and another was injured on Thursday night by India's Border Security Force (BSF) near the Bashpaduya border in Feni's Parshuram upazila.
The deceased was identified as Millat Hossain, 21, son of Yusuf Mia of Bashpaduya village in Parshuram upazila. The injured, Afzar, 31, is the son of Eyar Ahmed from the same area.
Feni BGB Battalion-4 Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain confirmed this incident.
According to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and local sources, Millat Hossain and Afzar crossed the border pillar 2164/3-S near Guthuma Border Outpost (BOP) in Parshuram and approached the barbed-wire fence at around 1am on Friday.
At that moment, Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel opened fire, injuring both Millat and Afzar.
Locals rescued them and took them to the Parshuram Upazila Health Complex. For better treatment, they were later transferred to the Feni 250-bed General Hospital.
Millat died on the way to the hospital, while Afzar is currently undergoing treatment there.
The Feni BGB Battalion-4 commanding officer said that BGB personnel immediately visited the site upon receiving information about the shooting of Bangladeshi nationals by the BSF. He also said they were trying to find out why the two men crossed the zero line at that hour.
"A protest note will be sent to the BSF from the BGB. Under no circumstances is such firing on the border acceptable," he added.
The body of the deceased has been kept in the morgue of Feni General Hospital for autopsy.
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