The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has been accused of beating a Bangladeshi national, Barikul Islam (39), to death at the Shibganj border in Chapainawabganj. Barikul and five others had gone to irrigate their fields early in the morning when BSF personnel from Bajitpur Camp, Murshidabad, chased them. While the others managed to escape, Barikul was caught and allegedly beaten to death before his body was left on the riverbank. His family claims he was deliberately killed and has demanded the swift return of his body. However, Lieutenant Colonel Moniruzzaman, commander of the 53rd Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Battalion, stated that they have not received any official information regarding the incident and that the victim’s family has not yet contacted them.