Terrorist attack on journalist Mosleh Uddin Bachchu in Gazipur
Staff Correspondent
A terrorist attack has been carried out on journalist Mosleh Uddin Bachchu, General Secretary of Dhaka Press Club, in B.K. Bari area of Mirzapur Union under Joydebpur police station in Gazipur Sadar Upazila.
The attack took place at around 8:30 am on Friday at a construction site next to his house. It is learnt that for a long time, some people led by local Awami League leader Md. Gani had been demanding extortion from him. They became angry when he refused to pay the extortion.
He was supervising construction work on the morning of the incident. At that time, the accused forcibly entered his house, stopped the work and misbehaved with the workers. When he resisted, they beat him indiscriminately with hammers, rods and sticks. At one stage, when he tried to hit him on the head, the blow hit him below the eye and he fell to the ground with serious injuries.
When the locals came forward due to his screams, the attackers threatened them too. Later, when the national emergency service 999 was informed, Joydebpur police and RAB members went to the spot and rescued him.
He has been admitted to Gazipur Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital in a seriously injured condition. He is currently undergoing treatment there.
A case has been filed at Joydebpur police station in this incident. Police said that efforts are underway to arrest the accused.
Muhammad Alamgir Hossain, president of the Laxmipur district branch of the commission, has demanded condemnation and protest in this regard, and the immediate arrest of the criminals, in the media.
Muhammad Alamgir Hossain, president of the Laxmipur district branch of the commission, has demanded condemnation and protest in this regard, and the immediate arrest of the criminals, in the media.
