Dhaka, Dec. 31 -- Two Bangladeshi youths were shot dead allegedly by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the Barakhata Dolapara border in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat on Thursday. Amid the height of friendship between the bordering nations, unabated border killing is gruesome, however, Dhaka hardly protests the killing of its citizens. Earlier, we have seen ministers of the government lament the victims as criminals without blaming Indian forces for using lethal weapons.

Locals said a patrolling team of BSF opened fire around 12:30 am when 18 to 20 Bangladeshi people crossed the border to bring cattle from India. The two succumbed to their injuries after the other team members brought them back to Bangladesh territory. Thei...