Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh Global: A 20-year-old Bangladeshi youth was gunned down allegedly by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in bordering Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat early Friday.
The deceased was Abul Kalam Daku, son of Apir Uddin of the Dangapara area in the upazila.
According to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and police, a group of people, including Kalam, went to the Indian border to bring cattle around 11pm on Thursday.
Sensing the presence of the suspected cattle smugglers, the BSF members opened fire on them, leaving Kalam critically injured, they said.
Later, his collaborators rushed him to Patgram Upazila Health Complex where physicians declared him dead upon arrival.
Nurul Amin, in-charge of the BGB-61 Jhalangi camp, said they held a commander-level meeting with the BSF in this regard on Friday morning.
Patgram police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abu Sayeed said the body was sent to Lalmonirhat General Hospital morgue for autopsy.
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