Israil Hossain Babu, the Sirajganj correspondent for bdnews24.com, was harassed by a government official while performing his professional duties. The incident occurred on the morning of Thursday, February 26, 2026, when Babu visited the office of Abul Kalam, the Project Implementation Officer (PIO) of Shahjahanpur Upazila, for news collection. During the encounter, the official attempted to snatch Babu’s phone and verbally abused him using offensive language.
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