Dhaka: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) said a total of 11 unarmed Bangladeshis were killed in border areas with India by the Indian border forces from December 25, 2019, to February 5 of this year. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Director (Planning), Lt. Col. Syed Ashiqur Rahman disclosed the information to journalists at a press briefing at the force’s headquarters at Peelkhana, The Independent reported.

“In most cases, we are not immediately informed of the incidents. We only get to know about the incidents when BSF return the dead bodies to us. We then send letter of protest to the BSF,” said Ashiqur. “The authorities concerned have already discussed the issue of border killings in recent talks between the border forces of the two countries,” he further said.

 “Sharing of information between BGB and BSF is going on to stop border killings and also to stop cross-border terrorism,” Ashiqur added.