One Ariful Islam , a Bangladeshi national and allegedly a smuggler, was shot dead another was injured critically when two groups of his trades took on each other openly at Boxanagar in Sepahijal;a district on Weednesday night.
Following the incidenty tension ran high in the area,.
The deceased was identified as Ariful Islam of Cantonment area in Comilla district of Bangladesh. The firing incident reportedly took place at the house of Helal Miah near pillar no- 2063 of the zero point.
The injured youth was rescued by a group of local villagers and he was taken to the BGB jawans posted near the Pachra village.
The incident triggered panic among the people of India and Bangladesh living in the zero point.
In yet another incident one Anwar Husain of Rajnagar Muslimpara along extreme border in Belonia was shot at by Bangladeshi border guards. He was shifted to GB Hospital in critical condition. However, reports reaching here said that BGB denied any such firing.
