Staff Correspondent
Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said that India should end border killings along the Bangladesh
frontier, citing such killing have "significantly negative impact" on bilateral relations between Dhaka and
New Delhi.
“These border killings are not beneficial for India. They should be stopped in the interest of both
countries,” Hossain told reporters at foreign ministry office.
Hossain noted that Bangladesh has made its language of protests to India tougher over the recent
border killings, condemning the incidents and demanding justice.
Bangladesh government had previously called on India to halt such heinous acts, investigate all border
killings, identify those responsible, and hold them accountable.
“We have condemned these acts and demanded justice,” Hossain said.
Responding to a question the adviser said Dhaka is yet to receive any response from New Delhi
regarding its protest note.
On September 1, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs lodged a formal protest with the Indian government
over the killing of 13-year-old Bangladeshi girl, Shwarna Das at Juri upazila of Moulvibazar district, who
was reportedly shot and killed by India's Border Security Force (BSF).
In the protest note delivered to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, Bangladesh strongly condemned
the incident, expressing deep concern and stating that such killings are "undesirable and unwarranted."
On Monday, BSF personnel reportedly shot and killed another Bangladeshi teenager and injured two
others, including the teen’s father, along the Baliadangi border in Thakurgaon district.
Referring to Monday's incident, Hossain said the foreign ministry today sent a strong protest note like
the previous one to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, condemning the killing and demanding
justice.
Meanwhile, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma met with newly appointed Foreign
Secretary Jasim Uddin today to discuss issues of mutual interests.
Border killings to have significant negative impact on Dhaka-Delhi ties: Foreign Adviser
