BSF shoot 2 Bangladeshis in Jhenidah

Indian border guards have shot two Bangladesh nationals when they were allegedly smuggling cattle along Larhaighat border in Jhenidah district. Moheshpur Police Station OC Shahidul Islam Shahin said some Bangladeshis crossed the border to bring Indian cattle on Friday night. A BSF patrol of Fatehpur camp opened fire when they were returning with the cattle early on Saturday, he said. Abdur Rashid and Tarikul Islam were hit when the BSF fired. Tarikul’s father Abdul Momin said BSF captured and took away Rashid, while Tarikul fled with the others to Bangladesh. He was admitted to Jibannagar Upazila Health Complex in Chuadanga, Momin said. OC Shahin said he heard that BSF took Rashid to a hospital in Nadia, according to bdnews24.com.