Bangladeshi farmer injured in BSF firing on Jhenaidah border

A Bangladeshi farmer named Riaz (20) was injured in firing by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on the Pipulbaria border in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah. His family said the shooting took place on the Pipulbaria border on Thursday (May 1) night. Riaz is a resident of Pipulbaria village in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah. His father's name is Shafiqul Islam. According to the injured family, water accumulated in the field due to light rain on Thursday night. Riaz went to the land to drain the water.

The land is close to the international border. While he was working in the land, BSF members of the Indian Kusumpur camp opened fire from across the border. At one point, a bullet hit his body. Local people rescued him and first took him to Jibannagar Upazila Health Complex and later to Jashore General Hospital. Emon Hossain, assistant registrar of the surgery department at Jashore General Hospital, said, "Some parts of the pellet bullets have been removed from Riaz's body. However, a bullet has passed near the kidney."

As there were no necessary facilities in Jashore, he was sent to Dhaka. Meanwhile, he was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital in the morning. Riaz's father Shafiqul Islam said that he is currently undergoing treatment there. Regarding this matter, Lieutenant Colonel Rafiqul Alam, commander of Maheshpur 58 BGB Battalion, said, "I do not know about any such incident. I have to find out."