On October 11, 2020, around 8:30 p.m., journalist Ilias Hossain was hacked to death while returning home from Jiodhara Bazar in Bandar area of Narayanganj. That same night, police arrested a suspect with a sharp knife, who was later shown arrested in a case filed by the victim’s wife. However, the prime accused, Tushar, died by suicide in Narayanganj District Jail in 2024.
