Md. Hafizur Rahman Kachua (Bagerhat) Correspondent:
A terrorist attack took place on 5 journalists inside the Kachua Upazila Health Complex while they were performing their professional duties in Kachua, Bagerhat.
On October 11, at approximately 1:15 a.m., a team of 5 journalists went to the Kachua Upazila Health Complex to collect information after receiving news of a teacher being beaten up over a women’s issue. Pre-planned terrorists attacked and beat the journalists.
At that time, the camera mobile phones they were carrying were vandalized. They suffered a loss of about 230,000 taka. At that time, the terrorists threatened to kill them several times. Later, when the hospital staff and people around came forward, the terrorists fled.
The journalists who were attacked are Rakibul Hasan, a journalist of Daily Manabkanth and Channel S, SM Humayun, a cameraman of Daily Alochit Kanth (25), Rasel Sheikh (44) of Daily Sangbad Chitra, Munna Sheikh (25) of J TV, Khan Sumon (37) of Daily Prabhat and Daily Janmabhoomi.
A written complaint has been filed with the police station mentioning the names of two journalists, along with the names of 12/13 unidentified people.
In this regard, Kachua Police Station Officer-in-Charge OC Md. Samim Mohammad said, I heard that today 5 journalists were attacked while going to collect information at Kachua Upazila Health Complex. They have already filed a complaint and we will investigate and take legal action.
Also, speaking to various people, it was learned that there are previous allegations of terrorist activities and drug involvement against the accused. It is necessary to take legal action against them.