Md. Riyad Islam, the Chittagong University correspondent for the online news portal Morning Post, was allegedly harassed and forced to delete video footage while covering a clash between two groups of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal at the University of Chittagong on March 5, 2026. Riyad confirmed the matter to Bangladesh Media Monitor, stating that activists noticed him filming and began shouting at him. When he came downstairs, several activists surrounded him and seized his mobile phone near the mosque’s ablution area.
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