3 Bangladeshis killed in Indian BSF firing, bodies floating in Mahananda river
06 Oct, 2020
The bodies of three Bangladeshis killed in BSF firing are floating in the Mahananda river at Bholahat in Chapainawabganj. Locals said the three Bangladeshis were killed by BSF gunfire late at night on October 1. Since then, fishing in the Mahananda river on the border of Bajratek Alisahaspur in Bholahat has been stopped.
According to locals, a group of 7-8 smugglers went across the Bajratek Alisahaspur border in Bholahat around 3:30 pm on Thursday to bring cows to the Sukhnagar border in India. At that time, members of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) Sukhnagar BSF camp opened fire on them. Some of them escaped by swimming in the river but 3-4 people were shot. Since then, the Bangladesh Border Security Force (BGB) has banned fishermen from fishing in the river.
On Sunday afternoon, the BGB gave the fishermen 1 hour to pick up the nets. While picking up the nets, the fishermen saw two bodies tied together in the water at two places near the International Border Pillars (41 and 42) on the Mahananda River and the other body floating. At this time the panicked fishermen returned quickly.
Local fishermen Sanaul Haque, Amin Ali, Mohan Ali said, “We heard the sound of two shots on Thursday night. Then from Friday morning the members of the local JK Poladanga BGB camp did not allow us to fish in the river. Last Sunday allowed us to pick up the nets within an hour.
Fisherman Abdul Jalil told Jugantar that he saw a body floating at the end of the river while fetching the net. Jailer Sadiqul Islam said, "I saw two bodies tied together near the eggplant field at the end of the river." Then I quickly left the area in fear. Meanwhile, some smugglers in Bholahat are reported missing. Among the missing are Mizanur Rahman Injil, 35, son of Sajed Ali of Namopanchtikari village and Nuru Mohammad alias Nuruddin, 28, son of Durul Hoda of the same area. Mizanur Rahman Injil and his family are in hiding. Nuruddin left the house on Thursday night without informing anyone about the demands of Nuruddin's family.
Durul Hoda, father of the missing Nuru Mohammad alias Nuruddin, and his brother Delwar Hossain told Jugantar that they came to know through a local watchman on Thursday night that Nuruddin had been shot dead by BSF. Since then I have run around in different places but so far I have not found any. Now that he is gone, if I could get the body back, I would get peace if I could give the shroud-burial. However, they could not provide any information as to why they went to the Indian border.
Habibur Rahman, a member of the Bholahat Union Parishad, said, "I went to the BGB camp with the father of the missing Nuruddin after hearing about the BSF firing." The BGB assured to investigate the matter after informing about the missing persons there.
In this regard, Chapainawabganj-59 Border Guard Battalion Commander Lt. Colonel Mahmudul Hasan said the rescue operation in the Mahananda River has been going on since the incident was reported. I have spoken to the Indian Border Security Force (BSF). They said they did not know of any such incident. "We have been continuing our activities since we received the complaint," he said. For security reasons, we have stopped fishing activities on the Mahananda River at the Bajratek Alisahaspur border.
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06 Oct, 2020
The bodies of three Bangladeshis killed in BSF firing are floating in the Mahananda river at Bholahat in Chapainawabganj. Locals said the three Bangladeshis were killed by BSF gunfire late at night on October 1. Since then, fishing in the Mahananda river on the border of Bajratek Alisahaspur in Bholahat has been stopped.
According to locals, a group of 7-8 smugglers went across the Bajratek Alisahaspur border in Bholahat around 3:30 pm on Thursday to bring cows to the Sukhnagar border in India. At that time, members of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) Sukhnagar BSF camp opened fire on them. Some of them escaped by swimming in the river but 3-4 people were shot. Since then, the Bangladesh Border Security Force (BGB) has banned fishermen from fishing in the river.
On Sunday afternoon, the BGB gave the fishermen 1 hour to pick up the nets. While picking up the nets, the fishermen saw two bodies tied together in the water at two places near the International Border Pillars (41 and 42) on the Mahananda River and the other body floating. At this time the panicked fishermen returned quickly.
Local fishermen Sanaul Haque, Amin Ali, Mohan Ali said, “We heard the sound of two shots on Thursday night. Then from Friday morning the members of the local JK Poladanga BGB camp did not allow us to fish in the river. Last Sunday allowed us to pick up the nets within an hour.
Fisherman Abdul Jalil told Jugantar that he saw a body floating at the end of the river while fetching the net. Jailer Sadiqul Islam said, "I saw two bodies tied together near the eggplant field at the end of the river." Then I quickly left the area in fear. Meanwhile, some smugglers in Bholahat are reported missing. Among the missing are Mizanur Rahman Injil, 35, son of Sajed Ali of Namopanchtikari village and Nuru Mohammad alias Nuruddin, 28, son of Durul Hoda of the same area. Mizanur Rahman Injil and his family are in hiding. Nuruddin left the house on Thursday night without informing anyone about the demands of Nuruddin's family.
Durul Hoda, father of the missing Nuru Mohammad alias Nuruddin, and his brother Delwar Hossain told Jugantar that they came to know through a local watchman on Thursday night that Nuruddin had been shot dead by BSF. Since then I have run around in different places but so far I have not found any. Now that he is gone, if I could get the body back, I would get peace if I could give the shroud-burial. However, they could not provide any information as to why they went to the Indian border.
Habibur Rahman, a member of the Bholahat Union Parishad, said, "I went to the BGB camp with the father of the missing Nuruddin after hearing about the BSF firing." The BGB assured to investigate the matter after informing about the missing persons there.
In this regard, Chapainawabganj-59 Border Guard Battalion Commander Lt. Colonel Mahmudul Hasan said the rescue operation in the Mahananda River has been going on since the incident was reported. I have spoken to the Indian Border Security Force (BSF). They said they did not know of any such incident. "We have been continuing our activities since we received the complaint," he said. For security reasons, we have stopped fishing activities on the Mahananda River at the Bajratek Alisahaspur border.
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