Naogaon: A Bangladeshi young man was beaten to death allegedly by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Kalmudanga border in Sapahar upazila on Wednesday morning.

The deceased is Shafiqul Islam, a resident of Kalmudanga village of the upazila, Naogaon.

Local people and family members said BSF troops from Adadanga camp attacked a group of Bangladeshi cattle traders, including Shafiqul, while they were returning from India with cattle at about 6:00am.

At one stage, BSF members caught Shafiqul while his other associates managed to flee the spot.

Later they beat Shafiqul mercilessly and left the body in the border area.

Local people found him and took him to Sapahar Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead.

Patnitala Border Guard Bangladesh battalion 1d deputy commanding officer Major Iqbal Akter denying perpetration of the killing by BSF said they were looking into the matter.