SF members along the border File photo
A 28-year-old Bangladeshi youth was gunned down allegedly by the Border Security Force (BSF) of India along the Baliadangi border in Thakurgaon early Friday, said police.
The deceased is Raju Islam, son of Habib Ali of Gariali village under Boro Palashbari union of the upazila.
Baliadangi police station’s officer-in-charge Firoz Kabir confirmed the incident, saying Raju allegedly intruded into the Indian territory through Nagarbhita border to smuggle cattle in early hours of the day.
Spotting him, the BSF opened fire at him in the Tingaon area, he said, adding Raju died on the spot.
Lt Col Md Tanjir Ahmed, commanding officer of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)-50 Battalion in Thakurgaon, said they came to know about the death and called a flag meeting with the BSF.
Things will be clear after the flag meeting, he added.
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has officially congratulated the newly elected British prime minister Sir Keir Starmer.
In a congratulatory letter, she also expressed her government’s interest to work closely with the new Labour government under the able stewardship of Starmer in further strengthening the long-standing political, economic, climate, and strategic partnerships.
“Most importantly, together we would continue to harness the invaluable contributions of more than 700,000 vibrant and enterprising Bangladeshi-British diaspora to the common good of our two nations,” she said in her letter.
Bangladesh High Commission in London has sent the letter to the newly elected UK prime minister, said an official.
In the letter, Sheikh Hasina conveyed her heartiest congratulations and that of the government and the people of Bangladesh on Starmer’s party's historic victory in the 4 July elections in the United Kingdom and his assumption of office as the prime minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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