Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a Bangladeshi citizen and injured another in frontier Baliadangi upazila of the district on Thursday night.

BDR (Bangladesh Rifles) sources said a_ patrol team of the Indian border guards opened fire on Ismail Hossain, 25, and Mostafa, 24, of village Jogihar in the upazila when they were looking for their missing cows near Mondumala border. Ismail died on the spot.

The BSF men took away Ismail's body. Mostafa, injured with bullets, managed to flee.

Commander of 20-Rifles Battalion said they strongly pro-testedtheincident.