Border shooting of Felani Khatun

Felani Khatun (Bengali: ফেলানী খাতুন), a 15-year-old Bangladeshi girl, was shot and killed by India's Border Security Force (BSF) on 7 January 2011, at the India-Bangladesh border. A photograph showing Felani Khatun's dead body hangingon a border fence made of barbed wire was picked up by international media, and the publication of these photographs evoked international concern. The photo has created an "uproar" in Bangladesh.

Border shooting of Felani Khatun

Felani Khatun (Bengali: ফেলানী খাতুন), a 15-year-old Bangladeshi girl, was shot and killed by India's Border Security Force (BSF) on 7 January 2011, at the India-Bangladesh border. A photograph showing Felani Khatun's dead body hangingon a border fence made of barbed wire was picked up by international media, and the publication of these photographs evoked international concern. The photo has created an "uproar" in Bangladesh.