Teen gang attacks journalists in Bogura in broad daylight

Local Correspondent

Two journalists and their assistant were attacked by a group of teenagers in broad daylight in the commercial area of Bogura’s Jaleshwari Tola on Sunday, April 6, around 3:30 p.m.

The attack occurred in front of a juice bar at the Jailkhana intersection. The assailants, reportedly teenagers and students, violently assaulted the victims in full public view, drawing condemnation from local residents and journalists.

The injured journalists are Khorshed Alam, northern region correspondent of *The Business Standard* and Bogura representative for Maasranga Television, and Asafuddaula Nion, staff correspondent for online portal *Bogura Live*. Their assistant, a young man named Toufiqul Islam, was also injured.

All three received treatment at Bogura Mohammad Ali Hospital, sustaining injuries to their heads, eyes, and hands.

Khorshed Alam said they had gone to drink juice around 3 p.m. As they stepped outside, a group of young assailants suddenly surrounded Nion. When they tried to speak to the youths, they began attacking. Nion was punched in the head and face, and when one attempted to stab him, Alam intervened. The attackers then beat both journalists on the street. Another person named Nirab was also injured while trying to help.

Nion said he didn’t recognize most of the attackers, though one seemed familiar. He suspects they had been following them. As they left the juice bar, several youths surrounded him, asked for his name, and attacked from behind, punching him in the head and eye.

Bogura Superintendent of Police Jidan Al Musa told reporters that the incident is being treated with utmost priority. An additional police superintendent has visited the scene, and multiple police teams have been deployed to arrest the attackers.