Farmer injured in BSF firing along Feni border

A Bangladeshi farmer was injured during firing allegedly by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) while working on a field along the Feni border in Chhagalnaiya on Friday.

The injured farmer was identified as Mosharraf, 45, son of late Md Mostafa of Miar Bari in Joynagar area of Chhagalnaiya upazila.

He is undergoing treatment at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH).

CMCH police outpost In-Charge Nurul Alam Ashek told the Daily Sun that Mosharraf was working on the field when a bullet fired by the BSF suddenly struck the left side of his back.

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He was taken to CMCH in an injured condition and is currently undergoing treatment at Casualty department.

Quoting doctors, Ashek said initial examinations found bullet wounds on the farmer’s neck, chest and back.

“Doctors have removed some of the pellets, while some remain lodged inside his body. This could make his condition critical,” he said.