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BDR, BSF exchange fire on Sylhet, Kurigram borders

By Staff Correspondent
BDR and Indian Security Force (BSF) exchanged fire throughout the day yesterday on Sylhet and Kurigram frontiers.
Our Staff Correspondent from Sylhet reports: BDR and BSF exchanged fire at Uthma point in Companyganj thana and Tamabil, Sripur, Protappur and Sangram Pungi points in Jaintapur and Gowainghat tlianas yesterday.
Both have also strengthened their position.
The situation forced suspension of stone collection at Bho-laganj in the Companyganj.
BDR has been put on high alert on these borders with deployment of additional troops while the BSF has also strengthened its position in this region.
BSF has digged a number of bunkers along Sripur borders, sources said
While visiting some of the troubled areas yesterday after noon, a group of reporters came to know tliat a patrol party of BSF who entered Bangladesh territory was chased by a BDR personnel at Protappur border at about 11 30 am
The Sylhet Sector Commander oi BDR and the Battalion Commander of 40 Battalion along with respective forces are staying in the Tamabil and Sripur borders, officials said
People of 15 villages have their houses fled during exchange of fire.
The BDR has put up barricades on Sylhet-Tambail road of Jaintapur, stopping plying of vehicles on the road while movement of people has also been restricted on security grounds, said an official this afternoon.
Collection of stones in all the quarries in the region remained suspended for the third day today, throwing about 20 thousand labourers jobless. Border trade through Tamabil check post has also been stopped.
UNB adds: Heavy exchange of fire continued along 25 km border from Ramkhana in Nageswari thana to Gorakman-dal in Phulbari thana yesterday.
No casualty was reported.
Hundreds of families along the border left their houses. Movement of vehicular traffic in the area was closed.
The bodies of two brothers. Sakiruddin and Ekramul. killed and taken away by BSF on Tuesday, were not returned.
Residents of Khalisha Kotal village in Phulbari union told this correspondent that BSF from Boskotal border outpost entered Bangladesh territory and shot dead the two brothers when they were working in the field at 8:30 am on Tuesday.
BSF mobilised huge force and heavy arms along the border causing tension in the area.
TNO of Phulbari along with police officials tried to visit the area. But they returned in the face of heavy firing from across the border.