While investigating narcotics trade in Tongi, Gazipur, allegations have arisen that three journalists from the English daily ‘Dhaka Tribune’ were held hostage for nearly three hours, tortured at gunpoint, and threatened with death. The incident took place on November 6, 2026, in the Hajir Mazar slum area under Tongi West police station. Earlier, allegations of abduction and torture of Daily Kalbela’s Gazipur district correspondent Mohin Uddin Ripon arose in the same area on October 26. The injured victims are Dhaka Tribune reporters Rabiul Hasan, Asiful Islam Rifat, and photojournalist Abir Ahmed Supta. The injured journalists initially received treatment at the Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master General Hospital in Tongi.
