Lalmonirhat, May 22 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members fired two blank shots targeting suspected Indian smugglers along the Patgram border in Lalmonirhat district early Friday.

The incident took place around 2:30am in the West Giarpara border area under Patgram upazila, according to a press release.

However, no casualties were reported.

According to BGB, a patrol team from Kolsimukh Border Outpost (BOP) under Rangpur Battalion (51 BGB) was conducting routine patrol duties near main pillar-806 when they spotted a group of suspected smugglers entering Bangladesh from India, around 200 yards inside Bangladeshi territory.

When challenged by the patrol team, the suspects allegedly ignored repeated warnings and continued advancing tow...