A youth has died four days after being shot during a clash with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel in Jaintapur, Sylhet.
Atiq Ahmed, 20, son of the late Nur Nabi of Gourishankar village in Jaintapur, passed away on Monday (January 26) around 5:30 pm while undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital.
Officer-in-Charge of Jaintapur Model Police Station, Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman Molla, confirmed the death. A reliable source from the hospital police camp also verified the news.
Earlier, on the night of January 22, Atiq Ahmed was shot during a clash between BGB personnel and local smugglers in the Tiprakhola area under Jaintapur police station. He was seriously injured and was immediately taken to the hospital for treatment.
Anwarul Islam, in charge of the hospital’s police camp, said, “We have heard about Atiq Ahmed’s death; however, no official document regarding this has reached us yet.”
Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman stated that Atiq Ahmed died at the hospital on Monday afternoon and added that further legal action will be taken. He also mentioned that no complaint has been filed by the family regarding the clash.
Notably, on the night of January 22, BGB personnel patrolling the Tiprakhola area clashed with local smugglers. During the incident, the smugglers threw bricks and other objects at the BGB personnel, seriously injuring one member. Atiq Ahmed was shot during the clash, along with three other BGB personnel who were also injured.