On July 11, 2026, Mohona TV reporter M. Nizam Uddin Majumder was violently attacked while reporting on illegal sand mining along the Feni River in Chagalnaiya. Helmeted assailants intercepted Majumder as he recorded video footage, beat him with bricks and wooden rods, threatened him with firearms, and threw him into the river. Majumder swam ashore and was hospitalized at Chagalnaiya Upazila Health Complex with severe injuries to his head, face, and legs. Majumder filed an attempted murder case against two named suspects and five to six unidentified individuals. Chagalnaiya Police OC Abu Taher confirmed the arrest of two suspects, including main accused Yusuf Hossain, while Feni journalists held a demonstration on August 8 demanding exemplary punishment for the attackers.
Sources: Prothom Alo
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