BNP on Saturday (January 27) demanded an UN-supervised investigation into the killing of soldier Mohammad Raisuddin by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Benapole border area of Jashore.

A press release sent to the media signed by Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Senior Joint Secretary General of BNP condemned the killing and raised questions regarding the "sovereignty and independence of Bangladesh".

Earlier, Raisuddin of BGB was shot dead by allegedly India's Border Security Force (BSF) at Benapole frontier area in Jashore district on Monday (January 22).

A press release, signed by BGB-49 Commander Lt Col Jamil, confirmed the matter on January 23.

After the incident, BSF issued a statement, saying the victim, BGB sepoy Mohammad Roisuddin, was accompanying smugglers in plain clothes.

BNP said a uniformed BGB member could not be mistaken for a smuggler.

The party also alleged that the government's "lust for power" and "subservient foreign policy" has turned Bangladesh into a "subdued state" where even BGB lives are insecure along the border.

BNP termed the border between Bangladesh and India the "most violent and bloody" place in the world.

"Thus far, BSF has killed common Bangladeshis at the border. And now there's no security even for BGB members," the statement said.

BNP criticized the government's "silence" over the killings.

"There has been no peace on the borders under the Awami League government," BNP added.

Although the international community and several Indian rights groups have protested the border killings, India has not taken any action, the statement read.

The killing of the BGB member has caused nationwide outrage and protests, the statement said, demanding immediate steps to stop the border killings and punish those responsible.

BDST: 1543 HRS, JAN 27, 2024
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