Chapainawabganj: A Bangladeshi cattle trader was gunned down by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Ohedpur border area in Shibganj upazila in the early hours of Monday.

The deceased is Tariqul islam, a resident of Jamaipara villege of the upazila.

The BSF members from Chadnichak border camp opened fire at a group of cattle traders in the area around 1:00am while they were entering Bangladesh through the border from India, leaving Tariqul injured.

Later, Tariqul died at his house in the area around 2:30am.