Dhaka has lodged a formal strong protest to the government of India on Thursday on the killing of a 13-year-old Bangladeshi girl.
The girl named, Shwarna Das of Juri upazila of Moulvibazar district, was shot and killed by Border Security Force (BSF) of India on September 1, 2024.
In the protest note sent to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, Bangladesh strongly protested and condemned such ruthless acts and expressed deep concern over the incidents.
"The government of Bangladesh reminded that such incidents of border killing are undesirable and unwarranted and such actions are in violation of the provisions of the Joint Indo-Bangladesh Guidelines for Border Authorities, 1975," the note said.
Bangladesh government called upon the government of India to stop repetition of such heinous acts and conduct enquiries into all border killings, identify the responsible persons and bring them to justice.
