Lalmonirhat Correspondent:

A Bangladeshi man was killed after he was shot by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) members near the Lohakuchi border at Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat district early Wednesday.

The deceased was identified as Nurul Islam, 30, a resident of Lohakuchi area.

According to BGB and locals, around 4:30am, a group of Bangladeshis attempted to enter Indian territory with cattle. At that time, the BSF, patrolling the West Chamta camp on the Indian side, allegedly opened fire on them, leaving Nurul Islam dead on the spot.

Later, his companions managed to retrieve his body under the cover of darkness and brought it back across the border.

On information, on-duty police from the Gorol area recovered Nurul Islam’s body and took it to the police station.

Lt Col Mofazzal Hossain Akond, commanding officer of Lalmonirhat-15 BGB, confirmed the incident.