BSF returns BD national's body in Thakurgaon

THAKURGAON, Jan 20 (UNB): Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday evening returned the body of a Bangladeshi national who was shot dead on Dharmagarh border in Ranishankail upazila early Friday.

The victim is Jahangir Alam Raju (21), son of Badsha Mia of Shahanabad village in the upazila.

Jahangir was shot dead by BSF while he along with a group of Bangladeshis was standing near the pillar No. 374/2 around 4:00 am Friday, said BGB Thakurgaon 50 Battalion captain Lt Colonel Tuhin Md Masud.

Jahangir died on the spot while the others managed to flee, he said.

He also said a BGB-BSF flag meeting was held at the battalion commander level on Saturday.

After the flag meeting led by the 171 BGB Commander Subedar Ibrahim and the company commander of BSF Pran Kumar, the formalities for handing over the body were completed.