The Deadly Border Between Bangladesh and India
The two nations are friendly neighbors. Why, then, do Indian troops so frequently use lethal force along the border?
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The two nations are friendly neighbors. Why, then, do Indian troops so frequently use lethal force along the border?
It has been 12 years since Felani, a Bangladeshi teenager, was shot dead by a member of India’s Border Security Force and left hanging from the barbed fence of the border along Kurigram, but her family is still waiting for justice.
New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs
Today marks the 11th anniversary of Felani Khatun killing. On this day in 2011, Bangladesh woke up to the dreadful image of the teenage girl hanging from the barbed fence at the India border.
It has been 11 years since Felani, a Bangladeshi teenager, was shot dead by a member of India’s Border Security Force and left hanging from the barbed fence of the border along Kurigram, but her family is still waiting for justice.