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Download PDF The foreign ministry condemned the killings of two Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) personnel by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at the Chapainawabganj frontier early yesterday.
“We consider the incident as most serious and condemn the killings of the two BDR personnel,” a foreign ministry statement issued last night said, referring to a spokesman of the ministry.
It said the BDR authorities will take up the matter with their Indian counterparts. “At present, we are waiting for the detail report of the situation.”
Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury earlier told The Daily Star that Dhaka was waiting for a full report and will react more appropriately after getting the details of the incident.
“Now we are praying for the salvation of the departed souls of the two brave Bangladeshi soldiers,” the adviser said, condoling members of the bereaved families.
Iftekhar said the home ministry will carry out an investigation and submit a report to the foreign ministry, but he did not give any timeframe for that.
A group of BSF soldiers intruded into Bangladesh territory and shot dead two BDR personnel when they challenged the Indian border guards for illegal trespassing.
The killings took place soon after Bangladesh and India following a foreign-secretary level bilateral talk in New Delhi on Thursday gave highest importance to extending more cooperation in enhancing trade between the two neighbouring countries and in fighting terrorism.
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