A 13-year-old Bangladeshi girl, Shwarna Das, who was shot and killed by the Border Security Force (BSF) of India on September 1, 2024.

on September 14, 2024

Dhaka lodges formal protest over killing of Shwarna Das by BSF

By Staff Reporter

Bangladesh has lodged a formal protest to the Government of India on the killing of a 13-year-old Bangladeshi girl, Shwarna Das of Juri upazila of Moulvibazar district, who was shot and killed by the Border Security Force (BSF) of India on September 1, the foreign ministry has said.

“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,” reads a ministry press statement issued on September 5.

“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,” it added.

Bangladesh also called upon India to stop the repetition of such heinous acts and conduct enquiries into all border killings, identify the responsible persons and bring them to justice.

The BSF handed over the body Shwarna Das to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on September 3, at night - 45 hours after the incident occurred, according to media reports.

Shwarna was the daughter of Porendra Das, a resident of Kalnigar village in Paschim Juri union under Juri upazila.

Kulaura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Binoy Bhusan Roy said that the body was returned to the girl's family after completing the necessary legal procedures.

BGB-46 Battalion Lalarchak Border Outpost (BOP) Patrol Commander Naik Obaid said a flag meeting was convened between the BGB and BSF to address the situation.