2005 Bangladesh-India border clash

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, when a platoon of Indian Border Security Force infiltrated into Hirapur village and 100 Indian villagers including who plundered the village, and killed 2 Bangladeshi civilians including a child, which made the Bangladesh Rifles to retaliate.

The gunbattle
The Bangladesh Rifles responded by opening fire at the BSF Unit, killing 2 BSF soldiers including Assistant Commandant Jiwan Kumar and 2 Indian paramilitary troops were critically wounded according to top BDR officials.

Meanwhile, Indian top military officials claim, that the Bangladesh Rifles opened fire on the BSF unit who was looking for an abducted Indian villager, and requested a flag meeting, where instead BDR killed Jiwan Kumar.