A Bangladesh national was killing in the firing of Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) at a place between the Sub Pillars Numbers 8 and 9 of the Main Pillar No. 751 at Mominpara in Haribhasa union under Sadar upazila in Panchagarh district on Friday morning. Following the incident, the BSF handed over the body of Anwar Hossain, 40, to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) after a flag meeting between the two sides on Friday afternoon.

Local people spotted the body of Anwar Hossain, 35, from Debongar-Amjuani area of the district’s Tentulia upazila, between the sub-pillar no. 8 and sub-pillar no. 9 of the main pillar no. 750 in Mominpara border on Friday morning.
Later, the police recovered the body in the afternoon.
Meanwhile, Nilphamari 56 Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) battalion said in a press release that Anwar Hossain was killed in BSF firing during cattle smuggling, and the BGB sent a protest letter to the BSF.
Locals heard the sound of gun firings around 5:00 am today, Friday.
Sayed Nur-E-Alam, chairman of Haribhasa union parishad, said locals saw the body lying on ground in the Mominpara bordering area. Police came to the spot later.
Panchagarh Sadar police station officer-in-charge (OC) SM Masud Parvez told Prothom Alo on Friday afternoon that the body was taken to the police station and will be sent to the morgue of Adhunik Sadar Hospital.
“The body bore a deep injury mark on the left side of the collarbone, but details on the wound could be learned after autopsy,” he added.