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A Bangladeshi youth was shot dead by members of Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) inside Indian territory along Thakurgaon frontier on Friday.
The incident occurred at Dharmagarh border in Ranishankail upazila during the early hours of the day.
The dead man was identified as Jahangir Alam Raju, 21, son of Badsha Mia, a resident of Shahanabad village in the upazila.
According to locals, BSF members of Sripur camp opened fire on a group of Bangladeshi nationals, including Jahangir, at around 4:00am while they were standing near border pillar no. 374/2.
Jahangir died on the spot while others ran for their lives, reports UNB.
Lt Col Tuhin Mohammad Masud, commander of BGB Thakurgaon-50 Battalion, said they have been briefed about the firing. "We are trying to communicate with BSF," he said.