On the evening of 28 March 2000, Nur Muhammed, a correspondent with the daily “Manavjamin” and the general secretary of the press club in Karimgonj (a small town in the Kishorgonj district), was kidnapped. The assailants attempted to shoot him but he was rescued and two of his attackers were later arrested. On 26 March, […]
On the evening of 28 March 2000, Nur Muhammed, a correspondent with the daily “Manavjamin” and the general secretary of the press club in Karimgonj (a small town in the Kishorgonj district), was kidnapped. The assailants attempted to shoot him but he was rescued and two of his attackers were later arrested.
On 26 March, the daily “Manavjamin” published a news item sent in by Nur Muhammed, which described how a female student was insulted by her classmate while in the classroom. Apparently, the boy was black listed by the school. On the evening of 28 March, the accused boy and two of his friends kidnapped Nur Muhammed at gunpoint from in front of the local press club and locked him in an abandoned godown (warehouse). They tried to shoot him, but local people rushed to the scene and rescued the journalist. The assailants were able to get away with 700 taka (approx. US $12) which they snatched from the journalist. A report was filed at the local police station and two of the guilty individuals were arrested.
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