BSF abducted at least 20 Bangladeshis during a period from June 4 to November 3. Fifteen of them are still in different Indian jails as BSF did not hand over them to Bangladesh Rifles (BDR).

According to information received from BDR, police and newspaper reports, BSF killed 32 Bangladeshis in the border points from January 1 to June 3.

This figure is higher than any other period in the border points in last several years, sources said.

Twelve Bangladeshis were killed in Benapole border while 5 others in Satkhira, 5 in Kushtia, 4 in Chuadanga, 6 in Jhenidah and 5 in Jessore.

The latest incident of BSF killing occurred at Ghiba border of Sharsha upazila in Jessore on Wednesday. BDR said, BSF gunned down Bangladeshi cattle trader Shimul Hossail, 30, and injured another cattle trader Sahidul Islam.

The latest incident of abduction happened on October 23. BSF picked up two Bangladeshis from Kushtia and Meherpur borders. Both are still in Indian jail.

BDR said, the tragic incidents happened although an accord was reached at a high level Indo-Bangladesh Border Conference held at Kushtia on June 4-5. High officials of both the countries attended the conference. The then Deputy Commissioner of Kushtia Jamal A Naser Choudhury and the Administrator of Nadia district Rajesh A Pande represented the respective countries. Both sides agreed to take "effective measures" to keep border peaceful. A series of flag meetings were also held at different border points during the period.