Dhaka, March 29 -- The persistent issue of fatalities along the Bangladesh-India borders at the hands of the Border Security Force (BSF) remains a source of grave concern, notwithstanding repeated assurances to curtail casualties to zero.
Despite pledges to mitigate such tragedies, the lamentable truth persists: lives continue to be needlessly lost.
According to reports from Ain O Shalish Kendra, the toll from BSF shootings stood at a distressing 31 fatalities, with the preceding year of 2020 recording an even higher toll of 47 lives lost.
In a recent statement, Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud sought to address this pressing issue, highlighting purported reductions in border fatalities attributed to the employment of non-lethal weaponr...