By Firstdespatch Desk Oct 14, 2024
Agartala, Oct 14 (FD) A veteran journalist, Swapan Kumar Bhadra, living in Mymensingh of neighbouring Bangladesh was murdered by three miscreants in front of his residence at Majhipara.
He worked for many Bengali newspapers like Dainik Swajan, Ajker Khabar and Khabar Patra, was hacked to death on 12 October.
Currently, Bhadra (65) was not contributing in any newspaper, but the former vice-president of Tarakanda Press Club remained active on social media.
He was vocal against terrorism, drug-menace and anti-social activities. The local police have already arrested a youth named Sagar Miyan and continued the search for the two others.
Blaise Lempen, president of PEC (www.pressemblem.ch), has condemned the ghastly killing.
He added, the populous country had recently lost five journalists to assailants in the anti-Sheikh Hasina government agitation.
“Bangladesh adds another journalist to the list of journo-victims which has already reached 110 until now this year across the globe. We condemn the incident and urge the interim government head Prof Muhammad Yunus to take personal interest in delivering justice to the bereaved family as early as possible”, a press statement issued by the organization said.
PEC’s south Asia representative Nava Thakuria informed that Bangladesh witnessed the murder of six media persons namely Hasan Mehedi, Shakil Hossain, Abu Taher Md Turab, Tahir Zaman Priyo, Pradip Kumar Bhowmik and Tanjil Jahan Islam Tamim till date this year. Another south Asian nation Pakistan lost ten scribes namely Nisar Lehri, Muhammad Bachal Ghunio, Malik Hassan Zaib, Khalil Afridi Jibran, Nasrullah Gadani, Kamran Dawar, Mehar Ashfaq Siyal, Maulana Mohammad Siddique Mengal, Jam Saghir Ahmad Lar and Tahira Nosheen Rana to assailansts since 1 January.