On 17 Jun 2026, an audio recording exposed a heated telephone conversation where a local political figure verbally intimidated and threatened a journalist. The call involved Rifat Al Mahmud, the Bagerhat correspondent for the national daily Khaborer Kagoj, and Sardar Zahid, the President of the Kachua Upazila unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
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