Atrocities of BSF/How BGB responds

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Bangladeshi youth shot to death by BSF along Panchagarh border

The Indian Border Security Force took away the body of a middle-aged Bangladeshi man after shooting him to death near the zero line of the border at Mominpara under sadar upazila in Panchagarh on Friday morning.

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Bangladeshi youth shot to death by BSF along Panchagarh border
Staff Correspondent 06 December, 2024, 14:15

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The Indian Border Security Force took away the body of a middle-aged Bangladeshi man after shooting him to death near the zero line of the border at Mominpara under sadar upazila in Panchagarh on Friday morning.

The incident took place as tension ran high between the two neighbouring countries, particularly over the recent attack on Bangladesh’s mission in Tripura’s Agartala.

The deceased is Anwar Hossain, 40, a resident of Debangarh area under Debangarh union of Tetulia upazila in Panchagarh, BGB said in a press release on Friday.

According to the BSF, the incident took place approximately 100 yards from the zero line of the border at Mominpara under Pamchagarh sadar upazila at about 5:00am on Friday, when some Bangladeshis entered India to smuggle cows through the border.

BGB claimed that when the BSF intercepted them, the smugglers became aggressive and tried to attack the BSF members.

Later, BSF members tried to disperse them by firing, leaving Anwar dead on the spot, the BGB said.

Hearing sound of the gunshots, the BGB members also fired blank shots. The BSF members then took Anwar’s body away.

The BGB in the press release strongly protested at the incident, saying that a flag meeting would be called to bring back the body.

Earlier, 13-year-old Swarna Das lost her life in the Lalarchak border area of Sharifpur union under Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar on the night of September 1 in BSF firing and took away her body.

BSF returned Swarna’s body after 45 hours of the incident.

According to Ain O Salish Kendra, at least 22 Bangladeshis were shot to death by the BSF members, while 22 others injured between January and October in 2024.

A platform named ‘Students-citizens against discrimination’ on Friday staged a protest rally protesting at the killing of a Bangladeshi citizen in the Panchagarh border area by the BSF and the spread of deliberate misinformation about Bangladesh by the Indian media, reported Dhaka University correspondent.

The brief rally was held at around 6:00pm at the base of the Anti-Violence Raju Memorial Sculpture at Dhaka University.​

 

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BGB prepared to tackle any situation at frontiers: home adviser

Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today said the BGB has been instructed to stay fully prepared to tackle any situation along the border

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BGB prepared to tackle any situation at frontiers: home adviser

Jahangir Alam Chowdhury

Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today said the BGB has been instructed to stay fully prepared to tackle any situation along the border.

"We have instructed the BGB to be prepared to face any situation. BGB will always be ready on the border. However, there is no such major tension at the border right now," Jahangir said in response to a reporter's query at the BGB headquarters in the capital's Pilkhana.

He, however, said if tension arises along the border, it will be dealt with accordingly.

The adviser made the remarks while attending a rehabilitation event for those injured during the July movement.

Any provocation would have to be resisted, not spared, he said, adding that the border force is ready to tackle any situation front on.

Regarding the border killings and border tension at Panchagarh, he said,

"I would like to tell the Bangladeshi citizens along the border that there is no need to worry. We are always ready to ensure safety. Border citizens are safe," he said.

Asked what kind of instructions were given to the BGB, the adviser said the BGB would work for internal and border security.

"However, I have asked to reduce internal work and focus on the border," he said.

The home adviser also said except for one or two isolated incidents, BGB played a very tolerant, humanitarian, and responsible role in the movement of July and August.

After the victory of the students and people on August 5, the BGB has been playing an important in maintaining law and order across the country, he said.

The home adviser said the BGB detained about 50 controversial people of the then government while they were trying to cross the border and handed them over to the law authorities.

"In the new context, BGB has been able to arrest a significant number of smugglers and seize a large number of smuggled goods along the border in the last three months by playing a strong role in protecting the country's border," said the adviser.

BGB Director General Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddique said the BGB has taken initiatives to rehabilitate 107 students and people injured in the anti-discrimination movement across the country.

In continuation of this, seven have been assisted through today's programme, he said.

Earlier, the BGB provided Tk 5 lakh to the Shaheed Abu Sayeed Foundation, Tk 3 lakh to the family of Shaheed Nazibul Sarker Bishal of Joypurhat, and Tk 5 lakh to the injured students at the Popular Hospital in the capital. Mentioning that the BGB is fully prepared to face any untoward situation on the border, the BGB DG hoped that every member of the BGB would work as a vigilant guard on the border.​

 

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3 Bangladesh nationals found dead near Indian border

The police and the Border Guard Bangladesh recovered the dead bodies of three Bangladeshis from three separate spots along the border with India near the Ichhamati River under Sharsha and Benapole port police in Jashore on Wednesday...

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3 Bangladesh nationals found dead near Indian border
Our Correspondent . Jashore 18 December, 2024, 23:45

The police and the Border Guard Bangladesh recovered the dead bodies of three Bangladeshis from three separate spots along the border with India near the Ichhamati River under Sharsha and Benapole port police in Jashore on Wednesday.

The deceased were identified as Sabu Hossain, 35, son of Arif Hossain of Dighirpar under the Benapole port police, Jahangir Morol, 36, son of Yunus Ali Morol of Kagojpukur village under the same police, and Sakibul Hasan, 20, son of Jamil Dhali of Shahjadpur village under the Sharsha police.

Local people suspect that the victims were tortured to death by the Indian Border Security Force after which they left the bodies inside Bangladesh territory.

Lieutenant Colonel Khurshid Ahmed, commanding officer, 21 Battalion of Border Guard Bangladesh, confirmed the death of two Bangladeshis along Indian frontiers. He, however, did not make any comment about how they were killed, or about the death of the third man.

Nishat Al Nahian, assistant superintendent of police, Jashore, confirmed the death of the three persons.

‘We are investigating the cause of their death,’ he added.

Local people and the police said that the bodies were recovered at about 3:00am, 7:40am, and 3:00pm Wednesday.

The bodies were sent to Jashore General Hospital for autopsy, said the police.​

 

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Road adjoining Indian High Commission in Dhaka named 'Shaheed Felani Road'

Amid growing anti-India sentiment, a road adjoining the Indian High Commission in Dhaka has been named 'Shaheed Felani Road' by a citizens group initiative in protest of 'border killings' - the killing of Bangladeshi citizens by India's Border Security Force in the frontier regions. An organizatio

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Road adjoining Indian High Commission in Dhaka named 'Shaheed Felani Road'
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Amid growing anti-India sentiment, a road adjoining the Indian High Commission in Dhaka has been named 'Shaheed Felani Road' by a citizens group initiative in protest of 'border killings' - the killing of Bangladeshi citizens by India's Border Security Force in the frontier regions.

An organization named People's Activist Coalition (PAC) installed a nameplate denoting as much on the road, ignoring police's attempts to obstruct them, on Friday afternoon.

Some people started gathering on the road in front of the Indian High Commission around 4 pm.

Police and army personnel took position on that road and stopped the movement of people and vehicles.

Around 4:30 pm, when the leaders and workers of the PAC went to install the nameplates, the police stopped them.

They were heard chanting slogans like 'Delhi na Dhaka/ Dhaka Dhaka'.

At one stage, a nameplate was installed on the road saying "Shaheed Felani Road."

Felani, a minor Bangladeshi girl, worked as a domestic help in New Delhi. She was returning home with her father through Anantapur border in Kurigram district on January 7, 2011, when members of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot her dead. Her body was handed over to Bangladesh a day later.

Bangladesh recently strongly protested two border killings in the space of eight days by BSF.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh lodged the first formal protest to the Government of India on the killing of a 13-year-old Bangladeshi girl, Shwarna Das of Juri upazila of Moulvibazar district, who was shot and killed by Border Security Force (BSF) of India on September 1.

In the protest note sent to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, Bangladesh strongly protested and condemned such ruthless acts and expressed deep concern over the incidents.

The government of Bangladesh reminded that such incidents of border killing are undesirable and unwarranted and such actions are in violation of the provisions of the Joint Indo-Bangladesh Guidelines for Border Authorities, 1975.

The government of Bangladesh called upon the government of India to stop repetition of such heinous acts and conduct enquiries into all border killings, identify the responsible persons and bring them to justice.​

I think this took a certain amount of sarcasm and dark humor - whomever came up with the idea !

But I support it, as should conscious Bangladeshi citizens of all stripes.

 

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3 Bangladesh nationals found dead near Indian border

The police and the Border Guard Bangladesh recovered the dead bodies of three Bangladeshis from three separate spots along the border with India near the Ichhamati River under Sharsha and Benapole port police in Jashore on Wednesday...

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3 Bangladesh nationals found dead near Indian border
Our Correspondent . Jashore 18 December, 2024, 23:45

The police and the Border Guard Bangladesh recovered the dead bodies of three Bangladeshis from three separate spots along the border with India near the Ichhamati River under Sharsha and Benapole port police in Jashore on Wednesday.

The deceased were identified as Sabu Hossain, 35, son of Arif Hossain of Dighirpar under the Benapole port police, Jahangir Morol, 36, son of Yunus Ali Morol of Kagojpukur village under the same police, and Sakibul Hasan, 20, son of Jamil Dhali of Shahjadpur village under the Sharsha police.

Local people suspect that the victims were tortured to death by the Indian Border Security Force after which they left the bodies inside Bangladesh territory.

Lieutenant Colonel Khurshid Ahmed, commanding officer, 21 Battalion of Border Guard Bangladesh, confirmed the death of two Bangladeshis along Indian frontiers. He, however, did not make any comment about how they were killed, or about the death of the third man.

Nishat Al Nahian, assistant superintendent of police, Jashore, confirmed the death of the three persons.

‘We are investigating the cause of their death,’ he added.

Local people and the police said that the bodies were recovered at about 3:00am, 7:40am, and 3:00pm Wednesday.

The bodies were sent to Jashore General Hospital for autopsy, said the police.​

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