Print Date: September 17, 2026 ||
Publish Date: September 14, 2026
BSF hands over body of Bangladeshi man killed in Pirganj border shooting
Online Desk ||
The Border Security Force
(BSF) handed over the body of a Bangladeshi man nearly 40 hours after he was
shot dead near the Pirganj border in Thakurgaon.The body of Asadul Haque, 38,
was handed over to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at around 9:00pm on Sunday
(September 13) at the Danajpur border. Members of Pirganj Police Station and
Raiganj Police Station in India were present during the handover.Lt Col Abdullah Al Moin,
commander of Dinajpur Battalion-42 of the BGB, confirmed the development.Asadul was shot by BSF
personnel inside Indian territory near the Pirganj border. Two other
Bangladeshi youths, Mostakim, 32, and Shri Uda Roy, 34, were also detained by
the BSF following the incident.The shooting took place early
Saturday near Main Pillar No. 333 in the area under the jurisdiction of
Chandarhat Border Outpost of the BGB. Asadul was the son of Abdul Wazed Ali of
Indrail village in Pirganj upazila. Mostakim is the son of Wahed Ali, while
Shri Uda Roy is the son of Munsha Narayan, both from the same area.According to local sources, a
BSF patrol team from the 63 Chaksibhananda camp opened fire in the area under
the jurisdiction of Main Pillar No. 333. All three men were seriously injured
in the shooting.
The BSF later took the injured men to Kaliaganj
General Hospital in India, where Asadul died while undergoing treatment.
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