A Bangladeshi youth was shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force at Dattagram border in Sharifpur union of Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar on Saturday night.
The incident took place at about 11:30pm on Saturday in no man鈥檚 land on the Indian side and the BSF took away the body, according to officials of the Border Guard Bangladesh and local people.
The body of victim Pradeep Baidya, 22, a resident of Dattagram village, is currently being kept at Kailashahar Hospital in India, said Sharifpur Union Parishad Ward-9 member Zainul Islam.
鈥楶radeep was a student and also engaged in farming. The BSF shot him near the barbed wire fence along the border and took away his body,鈥� said Zainul.
Pradeep鈥檚 father has been ill for long, the family is very poor and depended on Pradeep鈥檚 income for survival, he said.
BGB-46 Battalion commanding officer ASM Zakaria said that the incident took place in no man鈥檚 land on the Indian side.
鈥楶radeep鈥檚 body was taken to Kailashahar Hospital. The Indian police will hand over the body to the Bangladeshi police,鈥� the BGB official added.
At least 11 Bangladeshi nationals were killed and 23 injured in BSF shooting and beating incidents from January to April this year.
Of those killed, five were in April alone, three in March, one in February, and two in January, according to rights group Ain O Salish Kendra data updated till April 30.
Border killings by the Indian BSF have been happening every month, except November in 2024, since the ouster of Sheikh Hasina on August 5 amid a student-led mass uprising in the year, when she fled to India, statistics show.
From August, 2024 till April, 2025, at least 24 Bangladeshis were killed and 32 injured by the BSF.
At least 30 Bangladeshis were killed by the BSF during 2024 against 31 killed during 2023, ASK data show.
From January, 2009 till November, 2024, the BSF reportedly killed 588 Bangladeshis and injured 773 Bangladeshis, according to rights body Odhikar.