Agartala, Aug. 9 -- A 24-year-old Bangladeshi national was allegedly killed in BSF firing near the India-Bangladesh border in Kailashahar of Tripura's Unakoti district in the early hours of Sunday.

The deceased was identified as Tara Mia, a resident of Das Teki village in the Prithimpasha area of Kulaura upazila in Bangladesh's Moulvibazar district. His father was identified as Abdul Malik.

According to local sources and BSF personnel, a group of around five to six Bangladeshi youths allegedly attempted to cross the international border around midnight on Saturday while carrying suspected smuggling materials.

The incident reportedly occurred near border pillar 1845/63-S, in a fencing-light area under border number 44 of Maguruli gram p...