Guwahati (Face2News)

Md Iliyas Hossain

Hailed from Jiodhara village, Hossain was hacked to death by miscreants in the evening of 12 October 2020. He left behind his parents, wife and two children with a host of relatives. His wife Julekha Begum informed that Hossain lately started working for another Bengali daily SwadeshAmar. She alleged that some local vested interested individuals were engaged in his murder.

Hossain is the second journalist to be killed in Bangladesh this year. Earlier Julhas Uddin (35), who worked for Bijoy TV, was stabbed to death on 3 September. Various national and international media rights bodies including Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum, UNESCO, International Federation of Journalists, Reporters WithoutBorders (RSF) called for an independent investigation into Hossain’s murder to punish the culprits.

Hossain is the second journalist to be killed in Bangladesh this year. Earlier Julhas Uddin (35), who worked for Bijoy TV, was stabbed to death on 3 September. Various national and international media rights bodies including Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum, UNESCO, International Federation of Journalists, Reporters Without
Borders (RSF) called for an independent investigation into Hossain’s murder to punish the culprits.

Meanwhile, JFA president Rupam Barua and secretary Nava Thakuria expressed anguishes over the killing of a Telangana scribe’s son by abductors recently. The minor boy of Telugu news channel’s reporter Ranjith Reddy was kidnapped for ransoms from Mahbubabad locality and  later Dikshit’s burnt body was recovered by the police in
Thallapoosalapally forest area. The police have almost resolved the case identifying the killer and expecting his arrest soon.