Human Chain in Shantiganj Protests the Killing of Journalist Alif

A human chain has been held in Shantiganj, Sunamganj, to protest the killing of journalist Alif. Local people joined the programme to voice anger and protest over the murder.

Participants in the human chain condemned the killing of journalist Alif and demanded that those involved be arrested quickly and brought to justice. They called on the administration to play an effective role so that such an incident does not happen again.

Shantiganj is an upazila of Sunamganj district in Sylhet Division. The killing of a journalist from the district has created deep concern and anger among the local journalist community and the general public, which this human chain reflected.

Every attack on and killing of journalists raises fresh questions about the safety of the local journalist community. That concern echoed through this programme, with demands raised to ensure the safety of journalists working in the field.

However, the material collected for this report does not say when or how the killing took place, whether anyone has been arrested, or how far the police investigation has progressed. This report therefore makes no claim about those matters.

This report will be updated when the progress of the investigation and an official police statement become available. For now, the demand for justice has come through most strongly from the Shantiganj human chain.