A Bangladeshi man was shot dead allegedly by members of India`s Border Security Force (BSF) along the Ratnai border in Thakurgaon`s Baliadangi upazila today.
The deceased was identified as Nuruzzaman, 40, in Baliadangi upazila.
Commanding officer of BGB-50 Lieutenant Colonel Tanjir Ahmed said the BSF troops of Sonamati camp opened fire on a group of Bangladeshi people, numbering 10-12, in the border area, leaving Nuruzzaman dead.
Later, they took the body to their camp while the others managed to flee the scene, the BGB official said.
A flag meeting between BSF and BGB will be held in the afternoon protesting the killing, said Tanjir.
