An incident of assault targeting Kabir Ahmad, a journalist for Kaler Kantho, took place in Bholaganj, Sylhet. The attack occurred on the evening of August 7, 2026, on the Sylhet-Bholaganj Highway in front of the Bholaganj Police Outpost. On August 10, Kabir Ahmad, the Sylhet Divisional In-charge of Kaler Kantho Multimedia, filed a case at Companiganj Police Station naming three individuals and several unidentified co-accused.