, Oct. 12 -- A suspected cattle smuggler was shot dead during an anti-smuggling drive of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) along Haluaghat border in Mymensingh district early Monday.

The deceased was identified as Noman, 38, son of Rafiqul Islam of Jhaljhulia village in Haluaghat upazila.

Tipped off, a BGB patrol team seized four cattle while being smuggled into the country across the border, said Lieutenant Colonel Nurul Azim Bayezid, commanding officer of the 39 BGB Battalion.

At one stage, a group of smugglers attacked the BGB personnel and snatched away two cattle around 5:45am in Jaljalia area under the jurisdiction of Telikhali Border Outpost (BOP) of the BGB's 39 Battalion, leaving BGB Nayek Rafiq injured, he said.

The BGB members ...