Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- A member of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has died from gunfire at a BGB camp in Kurigram's Phulbari Upazila in what police suspect is a case of suicide.

The incident occurred around 1:30 am on Friday at the Gangarhat Border Outpost (BOP), according to Phulbari Police Station chief (OC) Mahmud Hasan Naim, reports bdnews24.com.

The dead trooper has been identified as Md Nasim Uddin, 23. He was serving at the Gangarhat BOP camp under the Lalmonirhat 15 BGB Battalion. His service number was 114604.

According to police, Nasim had put on his uniform and collected his weapon around 1:30 am to go on a border patrol. A short while later, fellow BGB members heard a gunshot from inside the camp perimeter, to the east of the ...