Condemnation of terrorist attack on Engineer Zahidul Alam

Editor of Daily Nayer Alo’s Al-Zahid (36) in Bayezid Link Road area of Chittagong city. This incident happened on Tuesday (November 14) around 1.30 pm. Daily Nayer Alo Parivar expressed strong condemnation and outrage.

In a circular sent to the media, Daily Nayer Alo’s Executive Editor Redwan Ahmed Sajib and Head Of News Rakibul Islam Efti said, “We strongly condemn and express our anger over this attack. The voice of the people cannot be suppressed by intimidation and attack.

Zahidul Alam Al-Zahid, an engineer by profession, is the editor and publisher of Daily Nayer Alo. He is an active activist and organizer at the field level for the realization of human rights. He is a Human Rights Defender of Amnesty International. He is working with various national and international institutions to establish human rights, democracy and justice. In addition, Zahidul Alam Al-Zahid is a member of Chittagong district secretary congregation and member secretary of Chittagong North district People’s Solidarity Movement (PSM). The attack on a dedicated social worker and clean political leader like him proves the extreme fascist hooliganism going on across the country. Where people are unable to live a normal life, commodity prices are rising. All kinds of arrangements have been made to suppress people’s voices. We have demanded prosecution of the culprits through an independent commission of inquiry.

Meanwhile, the victim of the attack, engineer Zahidul Alam Al-Zahid, said, “I was out for normal work, I was walking towards Link Road at Banglabazar stop around 1.30 pm. Suddenly some unknown people came and wanted to hand me over to the police as an agent of BNP Jamaat. I tried to explain them very politely. At one point they started beating me and physically assaulting me; numerous punches on the head and face. Then when the crowd gathered, they ran away. Who or what they were, I can’t say anything. .”

According to locals, “Suddenly 10/12 miscreants came in a group and ambushed one. At that time they shouted ‘BNP Jamaat Agent’ and wanted to create chaos. They fled as people gathered.” Injured engineer Zahidul Alam Al-Zahid suffered injuries on his right side below the chest. There are also visible marks of injury on his face.