Kushtia Correspondent: Prominent journalist Mahbub Afaz, owner of Viva Pharmacy in front of the police station, was injured in a terrorist attack in Bhramara, Kushtia. The terrorist attacked him with a group of 2/3 including Liton.
Bheramara filed a written complaint at the police station on Monday night. As the news of the terrorist attack on journalist Mahbub Afaz spread quickly in the journalistic community, there was intense condemnation, protest and hatred. The journalists demanded that the identified terrorists should be arrested and punished accordingly.
According to Bheramara police station sources, journalist doctor Mahbub Afaz was in the chamber at Bibha Pharmacy in front of Bheramara police station on Monday afternoon as usual. Liton (35), son of deceased Jalal Uddin of Kacharipara area of Ward No. 5 of Bheramara Municipality along with 2/3 others came to Viva Pharmacy and asked Mahbub Afaz for sleeping medicine. Mahbub Afaz wants a doctor’s prescription for sleeping pills. Litton and his companions became angry at this. They keep demanding sleeping pills without prescription.
When Mahbub Afaz refused to give sleeping pills without prescription, the terrorists attacked him with vulgar and obscene language. At that time, he was severely beaten and injured with a wooden stick and a bamboo stick. Viva Pharmacy was vandalized and looted. Later local people along with medical representatives rescued Mahbub Afaz and admitted him to Bheramara Upazila Health Complex. A written complaint has been lodged at Bheramara police station in this regard.
Bheramara police station officer in-charge (OC) Rafiqul Islam said, received a written complaint. The accused will be arrested soon.
