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Bangladeshi injured in BSF firing along Benapole border
Bangladeshi injured in BSF firing along Benapole border
Benapole, July 02 - A Bangladeshi youth was injured in firing by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Sharsha upazila’s Harishchandrapur border of Jashore district.
The injured is Shamim Hossain,30,son of Mohiuddin of Harishchandrapur village.
According to locals, when Shamim was attempting to cross the Sonai River along the Bangladesh-India border around Monday noon, the BSF members patrolling the Indian border opened fire on him, leaving him injured.
Harishchandrapur UP member Babul Hossain confirmed the incident.
On information, a team from the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) was sent to the victim’s residence, said Lt. Colonel Khurshid Anwar, commanding officer of BGB-21 battalion in Khulna.
However, it is unclear where he is currently receiving treatment as no one was present at his home, he added.-UNB