Wednesday, June 21, 2017

2 Bangladeshi teenagers shot dead by BSF on Jhenaidah border

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2 Bangladeshi teenagers shot dead by BSF on Jhenaidah border

2 Bangladeshi teenagers shot dead by BSF on Jhenaidah border
A BSF jawan stands on guard at the India-Bangladesh border Reuters

Both were high school students

Two Bangladeshi students were gunned down allegedly by the members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Khoshalpur border under Maheshpur upazila in Jhenidah on Tuesday morning.
The victims are Shohel Rana, 16, a student of Bakoshpota Secondary School and son of Shahidul Islam of Khoshalpur, and Harunur Rashid, 15, a student of Shamkur Secondary School and son of Kawsar Ali of Shyamkur in the upazila.
Locals said the killings took place around 9am when the duo were trying to enter India illegally.
When contacted, Deputy Commander of 58 Border Guard Bangladesh unit Jasim Uddin and Ahmedul Kabir, officer-in-charge of Maheshpur police station, said they are aware of the incident.

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