A Bangladeshi cattle trader was hacked to death allegedly by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Kalmudanga border in Sapahar upazila, Naogon in the early hours of yesterday.
The deceased was identified as Shafiqul Islam, 38, son of Islam Ali, a resident of Kalmudanga village.
Quoting family members, Lieutenant colonel Rafikul Hasan, captain of BGB 14, told the Dhaka Tribune that a group of Bangladeshi cattle traders, including Shafiqul, had gone to India to bring cattle in the early hours of the day. When they were returning from India with cattle at about 6am, a team of BSF of Adhabanga camp chased them and managed to catch Shafiq while his associates managed to flee.
Later, critically injured Shafiq was found in the border area. He was taken to Sapahar Upazila Health Complex where on-duty doctors declared him dead.
Major Iqbal Akter, deputy commanding officer of Patnitala Border Guard Bangladesh battalion 14, denying perpetration of the killing by BSF said they were looking into the matter.