A young man was killed on Wednesday morning after Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel opened fire during a clash with suspected smugglers in Sylhet’s Jaintapur upazila. The incident occurred around 10 a.m. in the Suraighat border area under Charikata Union, within the jurisdiction of BGB’s 19 Battalion. According to BGB officials, a patrol team intercepted a pickup truck carrying smuggled goods when a group of armed men attacked them with local weapons, including machetes and sticks, attempting to snatch the seized items. BGB claimed they fired several blank rounds in self-defense to protect government property and their own lives. One BGB member sustained serious injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital. The deceased was identified as 35-year-old Almas Mia of Nayakhel village. Police have recovered the body and sent it to the morgue, though no formal complaint had been filed as of Wednesday evening.