Nasiruddin Patwari, chief coordinator of the National Citizen Party (NCP), said that those killed along the border have no religious identity but are identified as Bangladeshis. He stated that Bangladeshis are repeatedly being killed at the border and called for India to face trial in an international court to ensure justice for these killings. Patwari emphasized that without accountability for violations of international law and human rights, border killings would not stop.

He added that merely building barbed-wire fences would not solve the problem, pointing to the lack of hospitals, schools, colleges, and employment opportunities in border areas. He urged effective initiatives for the development of border communities alongside addressing these issues.

Patwari made these remarks on Friday afternoon at a roadside rally organized by the NCP at Chatlaghat Bazar in Sharifpur Union of Kulaura upazila, protesting the recent killing of Bangladeshi youth Mujibur Rahman Mujib by India’s Border Security Force (BSF). Other NCP leaders also called for a stronger government response and visited Mujib’s family to offer condolences.