Jamalpur district correspondent of Banglanews24.com Golam Rabbani Nadeem, who was allegedly killed by miscreants on Wednesday night, has been laid to rest on Friday (June 16).
He was buried at his family graveyard at Nilakhia Union of the Bakshiganj Upazila of the district this morning.
The first janaza of Nadim was held at Bakshiganj Nur Mohammad High School ground at 10am. He was buried at his family graveyard after the second namaz-e-janaza held at 11am at Gomerchar Jigatola Eidgah ground of his ancestral village at Nilakhia union of the upazila.
Members of Jamalpur Press Club and Jamalpur Online Journalists Association, Photo Journalists Association, and Television Journalists Association placed wreaths for the slain journo Nadim. They have condemned the killing and demanded the immediate arrest of the miscreants and their exemplary punishment.
Earlier, some 10-12 people attacked Nadim in Bakshiganj Bazar area while he along with his colleague Al Mujahid Babu was returning home by a motorcycle around 10:00pm on Wednesday (June 14).
The miscreants with local arms attacked Nadeem randomly and took him to a dark lane dragging. When Mujahid tried to stop even he was assaulted.
later, Mujahid with the help of the locals rushed journalist Nadeem to a nearby hospital, later, he was referred to MMCH for better treatment.
He said "We along with Nadeem covered news against Sadhupara Union Chairman Mahmud Alam Babu. After the news chairman was agitated and filed a case under Digital Security Act (DSA) against us."
However, a Mymensingh cyber tribunal dismissed the case, said Mujahid describing the incident
Nadeem succumbed to his injuries at a Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) around 3pm on June 15.
After Nadeem's death, four people were arrested confirmed Bakshiganj police station officer in charge Mohammad Sohel Rana.
Later, on Thursday at 8 pm Jamalpur police chief ASP Suman Kanti Das disclosed the identities of the four arrested persons to Banglanews.
The arrestees are - Golam Kibria Sumon, Md. Tofazzal, Aynal Haque and Md. Kofil Uddin.
BDST: 1338 HRS, JUNE 16, 2023
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