On June 19, 2026, Daily Manabkantha Fatikchhari correspondent and Fatikchhari Press Club Library Secretary Shahnewaz Nazim was publicly assaulted and threatened with death by Jubo Dal leader Ahmed Rashid Chowdhury. The targeted assault occurred outside a political program venue where Chowdhury intercepted the journalist, physically dragged him by his shirt collar, and threatened to violently slam him to the ground unless he deleted an investigative report.
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