Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 5 Num 480 Sat. October 01, 2005  
   
National


BSF kidnaps another Bangladeshi


The body of a Bangladeshi citizen who was gunned down by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday is yet to be returned while another Bangladeshi was taken away by the BSF on Thursday.

The BSF took away Md Zabed Mia, 20, son of Md Babul Mia of Khiratola village in Sadar upazila while he was working at a field near Hirapur border. He did not come back home till filing this report yesterday evening.

Earlier, Md Yunus Mia, 20, and Md Alal Mia, 14, were taken away by the BSF on Wednesday. The BSF gunned down Yunus on the day but Alal managed to return home with serious injuries. He was admitted to a local hospital.

The Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) sent two protest notes to the BSF. In a reply on Thursday, the BSF said they fired gunshots at Yunus but did not kill him, rather he succumbed to his other injuries. The body was handed over to Indian police for autopsy, the BSF said.