Dhaka, June 2 -- year-old Bangladeshi child was killed after an abandoned mortar shell exploded near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban district on Tuesday.

The deceased was identified as Suminaiang Tanchangya, 9, son of Kinghla Tanchangya of Baishfari Tanchangya village.

The incident occurred around 1:30pm between border pillars 39 and 40 near Baishfari along the Ghumdhum border.

Confirming the incident, Ramu Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Sector Commander Colonel Mohiuddin Ahmed said the child died when an abandoned mortar shell exploded in the border area.

BGB members and police recovered the body.

Local residents and public representatives said the child went to work in a jhum cultivation field wi...