Mother’s Weep

India is more interested in Hilsa fish than in resolving the issue of border killings. Jayanta’s mother could not see her son’s face for the last time, as the BSF returned the body at midnight. Jayanta Kumar Singh, 15-year-old, a schoolboy killed by Border Security Force (BSF) firing at the Kantivita border in Baliadangi upazila of Thakurgaon, Although BSF said to return the dead body several times throughout the day, finally returned the body after 48 hours. He was cremated in the local crematorium near the border. 11 September 2024.

Kantivita Border, Baliadangi, Thakurgaon.
Photo: Parvez Ahmad Rony/Drik