Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Bangladeshi farmer strangulated to death by BSF in Kushtia

KUSHTIA: A Bangla-deshi farmer was strangulated to death by some members of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) near Mohammadpur frontier in Daulatpur upazila on Monday.

The deceased was identified as Bazlur Rashid, 30, son of late Azahar Ali of Mohammadpur village in the upazila.

Witnesses said the BSF members from Baushmari camp chased several Bangladeshi farmers while they were cutting grass in the bordering area. At one 

stage, they caught Rashid while the others managed to flee.

Later, the Indian border guards strangled Rashid and dumped the body in the area.

On information, members of Border Guard Bangladesh recovered the body.

Lieutenant Colonel Kazi Arman Hossain, commanding officer of BGB Battalion-32, confirmed the incident, saying they sent a letter to BSF protesting the killing. – UNB

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