Those involved in journo Nadeem murder to be brought to justice: RAB

The Rapid Action Battalion has said those, whatever they are, involved in the murder of journalist Golam Rabbani Nadeem will be brought to justice.

Khandaker Al Moin, media wing director of RAB, said this in reply to a question in a press conference at Karwan Bazar in Dhaka on Friday afternoon.

Mentioning that RAB Headquarters' detective unit and RAB-14 have started work to arrest the accused, he said, "Those, whatever they are, involved in this murder will be brought to justice."

Journalist Golam Rabbani Nadeem, Jamalpur district correspondent of online news portal Banglanews24.com, died on Thursday, a day after he was injured in an attack by miscreants.

Locals and family sources said miscreants attacked Nadeem in Pathati area of Bakshiganj Bazar in Jamalpur on Wednesday night on his way home after professional duty, leaving him injured.

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Locals rushed him to Bakshiganj Upazila Health Complex and from there, he was admitted to Jamalpur General Hospital for better treatment.

Later, he was taken to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital where he passed away.

Nadeem's wife Monira Begum alleged that the men of Sadhurpara union parishad chairman Mahmudul Alam Babu carried out the attack on him over publishing news and she demanded exemplary punishment for those involved in the incident.

Refusing the allegation, UP chairman Babu said he has no enmity with Nadeem and no link to the attack. 

Earlier on April 11, Nadeem came under attack over a news publication.

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