The home minister, Sahara Khatun, on Thursday told the parliament that 136 Bangladeshis were killed and 170 were injured by Indi's Boarder Security Force in two years.
In reply to a question of Nilofar Chowdhury Moni, the minister said that the Bangladeshis were shot dead and wounded with bullets by the Indian border guards between January 1, 2009 and March 14, 2011.
She also said that the number of killings was reducing gradually following a strong protest by the Bangladesh government at a number of flag meetings between the border security forces of the countries and the move to stop border killing was on.
The minister said that India had decided to punish BSF personnel accused of killing in the border after a secretary-level meeting between Bangladesh and India in January 18–19, 2011.
She also said that the director generals of the Border Guard Bangladesh and the Border Security Force at a meeting in March 8–13, 2011 promised to use non-lethal weapons (rubber bullets) on an experimental basis in border areas.
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