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Two Bangladeshis shot dead at Indian border
Two Bangladeshis have been shot dead by Indian border guards, Bangladeshi officials say.

An official from the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) said they had lodged a protest with the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) over the incident. The process of returning the bodies is under way, a BDR spokesman said.

There was no immediate response from the Indian side. India and Bangladesh share a border spanning more than 4,000km (2,485 miles).

Indian border guards are often accused of shooting at illegal immigrants.
Tends to cut the recidivism rate ...
Correspondents say that border clashes between the two sides have taken place regularly over the past decade, despite government meetings attended by both sides to reduce the number of incidents
Posted by: john frum 2009-08-04
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=275825