A newly named road in Dhaka’s Gulshan area, ‘Felani Avenue,’ was inaugurated on Bangladesh’s Victory Day to honor Felani Khatun, the teenage girl killed by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) in 2011. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Adilur Rahman Khan, adviser to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, as chief guest, and chaired by Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) administrator Mohammad Ejaz.

Officials described the naming as a symbolic act of remembrance and protest against ongoing border killings. Khan stated that the road’s name would remind citizens of the cruelty Felani endured and reflect Bangladesh’s call to end such cross-border violence. Local Government Secretary Md. Rezaul Maksud Jahedi termed the killing a clear human rights violation.

DNCC administrator Ejaz noted that the initiative represents national dignity and moral protest, emphasizing that Bangladesh will uphold its humanitarian values in dialogue with neighboring countries. The move underscores continued public sensitivity to border-related human rights issues.