Bangladeshi beaten to death by BSF at Bijoynagar border

A Bangladeshi farmer was allegedly beaten to death by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) near Sejamura border area under Bijoynagar upazila in Brahmanbaria district on Tuesday night (April 8).

The deceased was known as Muradur Rahman Munna, 40, son of late Fazlur Rahman.

Ratna, wife of the victim said that her husband went to the border area to check farm land on Tuesday afternoon. Meanwhile, BSF members caught beat him mercilessly leaving him critically injured. Later, he was taken to Brahmanbaria 250-bed general hospital, where duty doctor declared him dead.

Brahmanbaria BGB-25 Sarail Battalion Commander Lt. Col Farah Mohammad Imtiaz said that as far as we know, a person named Muradur Rahman crossed the border illegally and entered India. But we don’t know yet why did he cross the border or who beat him.

We will try to contact the BSF to find out about this, he added.