Bangladesh Home Minister Terms BSF Head Constable's Death as a “Misunderstanding”

New Delhi, October 19, 2019:

Two days after a Border Security Force (BSF) head constable was shot dead, and another was injured, by Bangladesh border guards, Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has termed the killing as a “misunderstanding”.

Bangladesh Home Minister, Khan also added that he would talk to his Indian counterpart Amit Shah if required.

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It may be mentioned that on Thursday, BSF head constable, Vijay Bhan Singh, from Uttar Pradesh was killed, while constable Rajvir Yadav was injured after Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel fired during a flag meeting along the border.

However, the BGB had earlier claimed that they had opened fire in “self-defence.” On the other hand, the BSF officers claimed that the firing was unprovoked, and that the Indian side did not even retaliate.

Thursday’s incident took place along the riverine India-Bangladesh border in Murshidabad district of West Bengal.

According to the BSF, three Indian fishermen were fishing in the Padma river in the border area. Two of them later returned and approached the BSF post in Kakmarichar stating that the BGB had apprehended them all. The BGB had released two fishermen to call the BSF for a flag meeting. The third one, still under Bangladesh’s custody, will also be released, the home minister added.

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The Indian security establishment with senior BSF officers rushing to the spot. Indian officials called the BGB action “high handedness”.

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