Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up a Bangladeshi
cattle trader from Benipur border in Jibonnagar upazila early yesterday.
The man was identified as Billal Hossain, 40, son of Rabi Kamar of Dhanekula village in Moheshpur upazila.
Lt Col Gazi Asaduzzaman, commanding officer of 6 BGB Battalion, said a special BSF patrol team took away Billal from the border in early hours when he along with 7-8 other traders went there to bring cattle.
However, the rest of the traders managed to flee the scene.
Later a flag meeting between BGB and BSF was held at the zero point of the border around 11:00am where the BSF official said that they handed over Billal Kestoganj police in India.
Meanwhile, BSF men yesterday agreed to return the 34 cattle they took away from Bangladesh territory in Tentulia upazila of Panchagarh on Sunday, reports our Thakurgaon correspondent.
Locals said, the BSF members from Cemetery camp entered the Bangladesh territory through Sarialjoth border by opening barbed wire fence and took away the cattle in the evening.
The cattle had been grassing in the area near the border, they said.
When locals tried to resist the BSF men, they threatened to open fire on them.
However, at a flag meeting with BGB, the BSF men yesterday agreed to return the cattle.
Company commander of the BSF camp alleged that the cattle had entered Indian territory and damaged crops.
After two days we will return the same number of cattle through the same border point, he said.
Company Commander of Tentulia BGB Mozzammel Haque however protested the statement saying that the BSF men took away the 34 cow igrnoring international border rules.
The man was identified as Billal Hossain, 40, son of Rabi Kamar of Dhanekula village in Moheshpur upazila.
Lt Col Gazi Asaduzzaman, commanding officer of 6 BGB Battalion, said a special BSF patrol team took away Billal from the border in early hours when he along with 7-8 other traders went there to bring cattle.
However, the rest of the traders managed to flee the scene.
Later a flag meeting between BGB and BSF was held at the zero point of the border around 11:00am where the BSF official said that they handed over Billal Kestoganj police in India.
Meanwhile, BSF men yesterday agreed to return the 34 cattle they took away from Bangladesh territory in Tentulia upazila of Panchagarh on Sunday, reports our Thakurgaon correspondent.
Locals said, the BSF members from Cemetery camp entered the Bangladesh territory through Sarialjoth border by opening barbed wire fence and took away the cattle in the evening.
The cattle had been grassing in the area near the border, they said.
When locals tried to resist the BSF men, they threatened to open fire on them.
However, at a flag meeting with BGB, the BSF men yesterday agreed to return the cattle.
Company commander of the BSF camp alleged that the cattle had entered Indian territory and damaged crops.
After two days we will return the same number of cattle through the same border point, he said.
Company Commander of Tentulia BGB Mozzammel Haque however protested the statement saying that the BSF men took away the 34 cow igrnoring international border rules.
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