Smugglers attack BGB men while conducting drive in C’nawabganj

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Feb 03 (UNB): A team of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) came under attack by some smugglers during a drive at Jahurpur border of Sadar Upazila early Sunday.

BGB members also caught one of the smugglers, Ibrahim (38), son of Enamul Haque of Shampur area of Shibganj upazila, with bullet wounds.

Director of BGB Battalion 53, Lieutenant Colonel Sazzad Sarwar, said tipped -off, they arrested Ibrahim earlier.

Later, according to the information given by Ibrahim when the BGB men conducted a drive on Jahurpur border gang of smugglers attacked them and Ibrahim also tried to join with the attackers.

BGB fired three bullet to bring the situation under control while all the smugglers managed to flee except Ibrahim, he said.