Indian Border Security Force (BSF) handed the body of a Bangladeshi man, who was shot dead by Indian Khashias five days ago, to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Kabir Hossain, 32, of Champaknagar village at West Jaflong union in Sylhet.
BSF members handed over the body to BGB after a flag meeting at the West Jaflong border around 10:30am, said Omar Faruque Moral, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Goainghat police station.
According to BGB, on May 23, around 5:30pm Kabir, Selim Miah and Kamil Miah from Champaknagar village went to the Mayabati area along the border through the side of Mayabati waterfall.
When some Indian Khashia community people started firing bullets at them Selim and Kamil managed to flee and returned to Bangladesh but Kabir could not.
On May 26, locals spotted Kabir’s body lying along the Indian border near mayabati waterfall and local UP member Faruque Hossain informed the matter to police.
BSF later agreed to hand over the body after a flag meeting with BGB, said OC Omar Faruque.
