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A journalist was killed in an attack by miscreants in Bagerhat town on Friday evening, according to local media reports.
The victim, identified as Hayat Uddin (42), was assaulted in the Harikhali area of the town. He was rushed to Khulna Medical College Hospital in a critical condition, where on-duty doctors declared him dead.
Hayat Uddin was the son of the late Nizam Uddin of Harikhali, Bagerhat, and worked as a staff reporter for the Bangla daily Bhorer Chetana. He had recently contested for the post of Organising Secretary of the Bagerhat municipal unit of the BNP.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mahmud-ul-Hasan of Bagerhat Model Police Station confirmed the incident.
“We have received reports of the killing. Police have been sent to the victim’s residence, and efforts are underway to investigate the motive behind the murder,” the OC told reporters.