A Bangladeshi man was killed and an Indian national injured after Border Security Force (BSF) shot them near the Madla border in Brahmanbaria's Kasba upazila on Sunday night.

The deceased, identified as Md Sakib, 25, was from a cluster village near Madla border under Bayek union of the upazila, said Kasba Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Abdul Kader.

The incident occurred around 11:45pm near the main border pillar 2045/17-S, when they were trying to smuggle a motorcycle from India, said police, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), and local administration officials.

Lt Col Md Ziaur Rahman, commanding officer of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Battalion-60, confirmed the incident and said a flag meeting was held with BSF officials in the morning.

However, Ziaur did not provide any details of the decisions taken at the flag meeting.

A follow-up meeting was scheduled for last night or this morning. However, it was not held till the filing of the report at around 9:00pm, he added.

According to the BGB official, BSF reportedly fired at the two near the border at night. Sakib collapsed after getting shot, and locals first took him to Cumilla, where doctors referred him to Dhaka for treatment. However, he died on the way.

The injured Indian national, identified as Sujon Barman, 35, from Tripura's Agartala, was receiving treatment at a hospital in Dhaka last night. BGB officials went to the hospital and detained him. Sujon was receiving treatment under their custody, said Lt Col Ziaur.

He was detained on charges of trespassing and handed over to Hatirjheel Police Station by the BGB, Ziaur said.

Quoting Bayek Union Parishad Chairman Mohammad Billal Hossain, Kasba Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md Samiul Islam said Sakib and Sujon had gone to the border late at night to smuggle a motorcycle into Bangladesh.

BSF personnel patrolling the area reportedly opened fire on them during the attempt, he said.

Sakib's body has been handed over to his family, OC Abdul Kader said.