A 35-year-old man was shot dead allegedly by the members of Indian Border Security Force along Bilgathua border in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia on Saturday night.
The deceased was identified as Liton Biswash, son of Akbar Biswash of village Bilgathua Mathpara of the upazila.
Local people said a group of drug peddlers, led by Liton, was returning Bangladesh from India through the border with drugs at night.
At one stage, BSF troops of Meghna camp of Hoglabaria in Nadia district opened fire on the drug peddlers, leaving Liton dead.
His associates managed to enter Bangladesh safely.
However, Zabid Hasan, officer-in-charge of Doulatpur Police Station, said that the body was kept at Hoglabaria Police Station and the reason behind the killing could not be ascertained yet.
