Brutal attack on content creator Hero Alam: Joint statement awaited

Staff Correspondent

Dhaka, September 30, 2025: Ashraful Alam alias Hero Alam, a popular content creator, has been seriously injured and admitted to Mugda Medical College Hospital after being brutally attacked by a group of miscreants in the capital’s Aftabnagar area.

In the incident that took place around 9 pm on Monday, locals rescued him and first took him to a local hospital, but after his condition deteriorated, he was transferred to Mugda Medical. Later, on the advice of doctors, he was taken to a private hospital.

According to eyewitness accounts, 5-6 young men on several motorcycles surrounded Hero Alam and beat him up. They left him on the road and fled. Locals rescued him unconscious and took him to the hospital.

Pictures circulating on social media show Hero Alam lying in a hospital bed with bruises on his face and various parts of his body and a torn T-shirt. His wife Riya Moni confirmed that doctors have advised immediate treatment and that his condition is ‘critical’.

Hero Alam’s official Facebook page posted at 10:15 pm: “Terrorists attacked Hero Alam in Aftabnagar. He was rescued unconscious and admitted to Mugda Medical College Hospital.” Assistant Sub-Inspector Saiful Islam of Mugda Police Station said, “We have received information that someone or something killed Hero Alam at the end of Aftabnagar. We have sent two teams to the scene and the hospital.” Mugda Police Station OC Md. Sajedur Rahman said that passersby rescued him and admitted him to Mugda Hospital, but detailed information about his condition is not yet known.

Hero Alam is famous for his ‘Hirogiri’ video on social media. He became a hot topic after contesting the 11th National Parliament election in 2018 as an independent candidate from Bogra-7 constituency. Later, he also contested the Dhaka-17 constituency by-election on July 17, 2023 as an independent candidate. During the last moments of voting in that election, an attempt was made to attack him while he was visiting the Banani Vidyaniketan polling station. In a video, supporters of the boat symbol chased him and forced him to run away. After the video went viral on social media, the embassies of 12 other countries, including the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and others, issued a joint statement condemning the attack and expressing concern about his safety.

The statement said, “Violence has no place in a democratic process. We demand a full investigation and accountability for the perpetrators.” The United Nations also expressed concern about the incident.

But today’s attack has not received any response from the international community. Many on social media are questioning this silence: “The EU issued a statement on the election run-and-run video, but why is everyone silent on today’s direct attack?”

The incident has raised serious questions about the law and order situation in the capital and the safety of social media personalities. The police have launched an investigation into the incident, but the attackers have not yet been arrested. Supporters of Hero Alam are now praying for his speedy recovery on social media.