2005_Bangladesh-India_Border_Clashes
2005 Bangladesh-India Border Clashes
Armed skirmish between Bangladesh and India
The 2005 Bangladesh-India Border Clashes was an armed skirmish between Bangladesh and India in April 2005. The clash took place between troops of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and the Border Security Force (BSF) in Akhaura.
The clash began on 16 April 2005,[1] when a platoon of Indian Paramilitaries infiltrated into Hirapur village and 100 Indian villagers including who looted the village, and killed 2 Bangladeshi civilians including a child, which made the Bangladesh Rifles to retaliate.