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Journalist Golam Rabbani Nadim, who died after being attacked by the miscreant, was laid to rest at his family graveyard at Nilakhia union of the Bakshiganj Upazila of the district on Friday (16 June) morning. He was the Jamalpur district correspondent of online news portal Banglanews24.com.
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, Television Journalists Association placed wreath to the slain journo Nadim. They have condemned the killing and demanded the immediate arrest of the miscreants and their exemplary punishment.
Jamalpur Press Club President Hafiz Rayhan on behalf of the journalists said Shadhurpara Union Parishad Chairman Mahmudul Alam and also union Awami League general Secretary, is the mastermind of the killing. They demanded the immediate arrest of the culprits and their punishment.
Meanwhile, some miscreants attacked Nadim in Pathati area of the upazila at around 10pm on Wednesday while he was returning home after completing his professional duty. Locals took the injured Nadim to Bakshiganj Upazila Health Complex. As his condition deteriorated, he was shifted to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital on Thursday morning. Nadeem succumbed to his injuries at the hospital at around 2.45pm.
Nadem's wife Monira Begum, however, alleged that Shadhurpara UP Chairman Mahmudul Alam killed Nadim over publishing a report on him.
Officer-in-charge of Bakshiganj Police Station Mohammad Sohel Rana said that they have collected the CCTV footage and took four people, so far, under police custody in this connection with the killing. He said no case was filed yet in this regard.
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