Mahmud says that the BSF has increased its use of 'non-lethal weapons', preventing the death toll from being much higher
The US State Department says countries that have sent more than 50,000 immigrants to the US in the last five years are declared ineligible for the DV programme.
The annual DV programme is very popular among the Bangladeshis as it is the easiest route to migrate to US.
India, China and Pakistan are also in the list of ineligible countries.
A computer-generated, random drawing chooses the lucky ones for the Diversity Visas.
The visas are distributed among six geographic regions, with a greater number of visas going to regions with lower rates of immigration.