Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) started to investigate the murder of Jamalpur district correspondent of Banglanews24.com Golam Rabbani Nadeem, who was allegedly attacked by miscreants on Wednesday (June 14) night.

RAB's Legal and Media Wing Director Commander Khandaker Al Moin disclosed the matter during a press conference at the media centre in the capital.

He said whoever is involved in this heinous murder, all of them will be brought under the law.

The killing of journalists is very sad, he added.

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: 1352 HRS, JUNE 16, 2023
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