India's Border Security Force (BSF) has gunned down 151 Bangladeshi citizens during the incumbent government's tenure, Home Minister Shahara Khatun has told Parliament.
She was replying to a query of Laxmipur-1 MP Nazim Uddin Ahmed on Wednesday.
Shahara said the government had protested border killings at various programmes and flag meetings held between the Border Guard Bangladesh and BSF personnel.
The Home Minister informed the House that a top-level bilateral discussion had taken place with India on Bangladesh government's plea to stop border killings.
She said the Indian government had assured of taking steps to avert such killings.
In response to Chandpur-4 MP Harun-Ur Rashid's query, Shahara said 11 Bangladeshis had been killed and 27 others injured in BSF firing since Jan 1 this year alone.
Dhaka has been criticising and protesting killings of its citizens along the border with India for a long time. Various national and international human rights organisations have also slammed the Indian government for not taking adequate steps to avert the killings.
The Human Rights Watch on Jun 11 said India should investigate fresh allegations of human rights violations by its border forces along its porous border with Bangladesh and urged to prosecute the responsible.
The organisation also urged the Indian government to abide by pledges it had made to bring an end to border killings.
She was replying to a query of Laxmipur-1 MP Nazim Uddin Ahmed on Wednesday.
Shahara said the government had protested border killings at various programmes and flag meetings held between the Border Guard Bangladesh and BSF personnel.
The Home Minister informed the House that a top-level bilateral discussion had taken place with India on Bangladesh government's plea to stop border killings.
She said the Indian government had assured of taking steps to avert such killings.
In response to Chandpur-4 MP Harun-Ur Rashid's query, Shahara said 11 Bangladeshis had been killed and 27 others injured in BSF firing since Jan 1 this year alone.
Dhaka has been criticising and protesting killings of its citizens along the border with India for a long time. Various national and international human rights organisations have also slammed the Indian government for not taking adequate steps to avert the killings.
The Human Rights Watch on Jun 11 said India should investigate fresh allegations of human rights violations by its border forces along its porous border with Bangladesh and urged to prosecute the responsible.
The organisation also urged the Indian government to abide by pledges it had made to bring an end to border killings.
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