Bangladesh has protested to the Indian authorities about the death of Jayanta Jambu, a 16-year-old from the Thakurgaon district's Baliadangi upazila.

According to the foreign ministry, the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot and killed him on Monday.

Bangladesh expressed extreme worry that killings are still occurring despite repeated promises from Indian authorities to adopt a non-lethal approach and put an end to them in a protest note delivered to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka on Tuesday.

This is the second protest in a week the foreign ministry lodged with India. On September 5, the foreign ministry lodged a formal protest to the government of India on the killing of a 13-year-old Bangladeshi girl, Swarna Das of Juri upazila of Moulvibazar district, who was shot and killed by Border Security Force (BSF) of India on September 1.

Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said: "This is a very sensitive issue. We are constantly communicating that, and we expect them to take it seriously. We have mentioned in our protest note that those responsible should be brought to justice. We have clearly stated that we condemn this."

He said they would continue to raise the concerns “wherever we get the opportunity”.

“This is having a negative impact on Bangladesh-India relations, and it is in the best interest of both countries to move beyond this. I have not heard anyone say that this benefits India in any way,” he said.

On Tuesday’s protest note, the foreign ministry said: “While the government of Bangladesh denounces these ruthless acts, maintains that any national of either country entering each other’s territory without valid documents may be dealt with in accordance with the laws of the respective country and under no circumstances should they be subjected to torture and death.

“The government of Bangladesh called upon the government of India to prevent the recurrence of such ruthless acts, investigate all border-related killings, identify those responsible and bring them to justice,” the foreign ministry said.

Indian envoy pays courtesy call on new Foreign Secretary

Earlier in the day, High Commissioner of India Pranay Verma met the new Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh Md Jashim Uddin at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Indian High Commissioner congratulated the Foreign Secretary on assuming his new responsibilities. He expressed the willingness of the Government of India to work with the interim government of Bangladesh in the coming days, the foreign ministry said.

“During the meeting, Foreign Secretary mentioned that Bangladesh witnessed a second liberation recently through a mass uprising spearheaded by valiant students, joined by the mass people.”

The foreign secretary thanked the government of India and the prime minister of India for his good wishes extended to the chief adviser.

He also thanked the External Affairs Minister of India Dr S Jaishankar for his message of felicitation to the adviser of foreign affairs on his assumption of new responsibilities.

“The foreign secretary mentioned that India is the closest neighbor of Bangladesh. Bangladesh looks forward to taking forward the relationship to a people-centric approach,” the foreign ministry said.

“He underscored the significance of addressing key issues that could act as catalyst for a forward looking relationship, particularly stopping border killings and concluding the Teesta water-sharing agreement. He also discussed the flood situation in Bangladesh.”

On regional cooperation, the foreign secretary stressed meaningful regional cooperation under Saarc and Bimstec.

He stated that Bangladesh anticipates India's assistance in the matter of the Rohingyas' early return to their ancestral homeland of Myanmar, according to the foreign ministry.