UNB, Chapainawabganj :
A Bangladeshi national was shot to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Kiranganj frontier in Shibganj upazila early Friday.
The deceased was identified as Soleman Ali, 25, son of Ejabul Haque of Jaminpur village in the upazila.
Commanding officer of BGB-9 Battalion Lieutenant Colonel Abu Jafar Sheikh Mohammad Bazlul Haque said BSF members from Churi Anantapur camp opened fire on Soleman when he went to the bordering area around 5am, leaving him dead on the spot.
Later, his body was found near the pillar No. 179 of the bordering area early in the morning. A flag meeting was held between BGB and BSF along the border in the afternoon over the incident.
When the Bangladeshi border guards strongly protested the killing of the youth, their Indian counterparts expressed regret for the incident.
BSF also assured BGB of taking action against those responsible after investigation.
