Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) expresses deep concern over the killing of a Bangladeshi national by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at the Porsha Nitpur border, Naogaon. At the same time, it calls on the government of Bangladesh to take effective steps to stop such inhumane and brutal killings.

According to media reports, on 15 June 2020, a herdsman named Subhas Roy (37) was shot dead by BSF at the Porsha Nitpur border, Naogaon. The incident took place in the early hours of the morning near Pillar No. 227 on the border inside India. According to ASK statistics, from January to16 June this year, 17 people were killed and 12 injured by BSF firing at the border. In2019, 36 people died in shootings and 6 died after being torture. Such incidents of killings and tortures have been happening year after year. Despite the repeated pledges made by the Indian government to stop such killings, no real reflection of that in reality is seen, which is extremely disappointing. Such behavior from a friendly-neighboring country is unacceptable. Such kinds of torture and killings are creating animosity and mistrust between the people of the two countries.

ASK believes that such torture and killings are a violation of international human rights law. ASKhopes that the Government of Bangladesh will soon adopt strong diplomatic efforts with the Indian government to stop such instances of torture and killings.