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Tensions flare again at Chapainawabganj border, 3 Bangladeshis injured in attack

Tensions flare again at Chapainawabganj border, 3 Bangladeshis injured in attack Image Caption : Tensions flare again at Chapainawabganj border, 3 Bangladeshis injured in attack
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Tension has again emerged at the Chauka border in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj. This tension arose in the area between Chauka and Kiranganj BGB border posts in Binodpur union of the upazila on Saturday afternoon.Citizens of the two countries have been gathering and protesting on the Bangladesh and Indian borders since noon. It has been alleged that three Bangladeshis were injured in an attack by Indian citizens during this time.Earlier, there was tension for a few days over the construction of a barbed wire fence by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on the Sukhdevpur border with India across the Chauka border. At that time, a flag meeting was held at the battalion commander level between the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the BSF at the Chauka border.The border residents said that they had gone to harvest wheat on land inside Bangladesh along the zero line on the border this afternoon. Then the Indian citizens came and cut down some mango trees inside Bangladesh. This led to a chase between the citizens of Bangladesh and India. At that time, some Bangladeshis were injured by the Indian nationals' lances and stones thrown by them.Local Binodpur Union Parishad (UP) member Md. Badsha told Prothom Alo that tension started over wheat harvesting on the border. When the Indian people entered the Bangladeshi side, a chase started between the two sides. Three Bangladeshis were injured in this.Mesbahul Haque, a youth from Kaliganj Namotola area of ​​Binodpur Union, was injured by the Indians' lances. He said that a total of three people were injured including him. Among the other two, Md. Roni from Bishwanathpur village was injured by the stones thrown by the Indians and Md. Faruk was injured by the lance.

News Update By: এস. এম. আল হোলাল

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