2005 Bangladesh-India Border Clashes
| 2005 Bangladesh-India Border Clashes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Bangladesh |
 India | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Unknown | Jiwan Kumar (KIA) | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
 Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) |
 Border Security Force (BSF) | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | Platoon-sized unit. | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 2 civilian killed[1] |
2 military killed 2 military wounded[2][3] | ||||||||
The 2005 Bangladesh-India Border Clashes was an armed skirmish between Bangladesh and India in April 2005. The clash took place between troops of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and the Border Security Force (BSF) in Akhaura.
The clash began on 16 April 2005,[1] when a platoon of Indian Paramilitaries infiltrated into Hirapur village and 100 Indian villagers including who looted the village, and killed 2 Bangladeshi civilians including a child, which made the Bangladesh Rifles to retaliate.
The gunbattle[edit]
The Bangladesh Rifles responded by opening fire at the BSF Unit, killing 2 BSF soldiers including Assistant Commandant Jiwan Kumar and 2 Indian Paramilitaries were critically wounded[2][3] according to top BDR officials.
Meanwhile, Indian top military officials claim, that the Bangladesh Rifles opened fire on the BSF unit who was looking for an abducted Indian villager, and requested a flag meeting, where instead BDR killed Jiwan Kumar.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "BDR, BSF Clash on Akhaura Border". ভিওএ. 16 April 2005.
- ^ a b "Four killed in BD-India border clash". DAWN.COM. 18 April 2005.
- ^ a b "4 Killed in Bangla Border Firing". Arab News. 18 April 2005.
- ^ "Killing of BSF commandant by Bangladesh Rifles brings India-Bangladesh ties to new low". India Today. 2 May 2005.