A Bangladesh national was injured in firing by the Indian Border Security Force in the Kutirpar border area of Aditmari upazila in Lalmonirhat early Saturday.
The injured is Helaluzzaman, also known as Helal Uddin, 36, son of late Shahabuddin of Kutirpar village of Durgapur union of the upazila.
The incident took place inside Indian territory in the pillar 925/2 area of Kutirpar border under Durgapur union of the upazila.
BGB Lalmonirhat 15 Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Shah Md Shakil Alam said that they protested at the incident and asked the BSF to return the Bangladeshi national.聽
Durgapur union parishad member Abdur Razzak said that Helal often entered Indian territory illegally in search of work.
鈥楬e returned home after working for a few months. While returning home, he was injured when members of Madankura camp of the BSF fired rubber bullets at him,鈥� he said.
Later, he was admitted to Dinhata Sadar Hospital in India by BSF personnel, where he was undergoing treatment, according to local sources.
Local sources said that a group of Bangladeshis, including Helal, entered India illegally on Friday night. The BSF members opened fire on the group while they were trying to bring cattle through border, leaving Helal injured.
The other members of the group, however, returned to Bangladesh safely with 70 cattle.
Aditmari police officer-in-charge Ali Akbar said that detailed information about Helal鈥檚 work and intention could not be known immediately.
Earlier, a Bangladesh national named Anwar Hossain was killed in BSF firing at Mominpara at Haribhasa union under the sadar upazila in Panchagarh on Friday morning.
Following the incident, the BSF handed over the body to the BGB after a flag meeting between the two countries later on the day.