A Bangladeshi fisherman, allegedly while fishing in the Naf River, died after sustaining bullet injury from Border Guard Police (BGP) of Myanmar.
The deceased was identified as Mohammad Islam, 35, of Boroitali area under Teknaf Sadar Union.
It was known that Mohammad along with two others were fishing on a boat in the Naf River on Saturday evening. At one stage, BGP members fired on them, leaving Mohammad bullet-hit.
Mohammad’s associates took him to the Teknaf Upazila Health Complex where he was given the first aid. He was later shifted to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital following his critical condition. He succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. Teknaf 2 BGB Battalion Captain Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Foysal Hasan Khan confirmed the matter, He said that the three fishermen were fishing in the river.
However, the Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) sent a protest note to the BGP regarding the incident. They had fired on a suspicion that the intruders might be terrorists, BGP responded to the BGB note as quoted by Foysal.