Bangladesh lodges official protest over teenager Bangladeshi boy killed by BSF
Bangladesh expressed grave concern that despite repeated commitments from the Indian authorities to pursue non-lethal strategy and stop killings, such incidents of killing have been continuing
A 15-year old boy has been shot to death by BSF personnel along the Thakurgaon border today (9 September). Photo: UNB
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A 15-year old boy has been shot to death by BSF personnel along the Thakurgaon border today (9 September). Photo: UNB
Bangladesh today (10 September) registered a protest with India over the killing of 16-year-old Bangladeshi, Shri Jayanta Jambu of Baliadangi upazila of Thakurgaon district, who was shot and killed by the Border Security Force (BSF) of India yesterday.
In the protest note sent to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka by the foreign affairs ministry, Bangladesh expressed grave concern that despite repeated commitments from the Indian authorities to pursue a non-lethal strategy and stop killings, such incidents of killing have been continuing.
Although Bangladesh denounced the “ruthless acts”, it maintained that “any national of either country entering each other’s territory without valid documents may be dealt with in accordance with the laws of the respective country and under no circumstances should they be subjected to torture and death”.
It also called upon India to prevent the recurrence of such ruthless acts, investigate all border-related killings, identify those responsible and bring them to justice.
