At a sector commander-level meeting on Monday, the Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) protested the killing of a Bangladeshi citizen by the Indian Border Security Forces (BSF).
The meeting took place at the Bangla Bandha zero point in Tetulia upazila, where BGB Thakurgaon Sector Commander Colonel Golam Rabbani led the BGB team, while the BSF team was headed by Shiliguri Sector Commander Sri PK Sing.
Following the meeting, Colonel Rabbani expressed deep concern over the incident, accusing the BSF of repeatedly violating human rights by killing Bangladeshi nationals. He called the actions "totally unexpected and unacceptable."
He said the BGB has protested the killing at the national level and that measures will be taken to prevent such incidents in the future.
“We have clearly informed them that such killings are brutal, inhuman, and a violation of international laws,” Rabbani said.
He also requested the BSF to refrain from using firearms at the zero line of the border.
"They can apprehend our people within their territory and hand them over to us, but they cannot kill them," he added.
The victim, 38-year-old Al Amin, son of Suruj Ali from Jinnatpara in Panchagarh Sadar upazila, was killed by BSF gunfire on Saturday, approximately 160 yards inside Indian territory.
