Photographer Shahidul picked up after Al Jazeera interview

Published : 06 Aug 2018, 13:11

Sahos Desk

A group of plainclothes people picked up photographer Shahidul Alam from his Dhanmondi residence on Sunday night.

The plainclothes people introduced themselves as members of the Detective Branch of police and took away Shahidul following his interview with Al Jazeera over the ongoing student agitation for safer roads, alleged Shahidul's partner Rehnuma Ahmed.

Shahidul's colleague ASM Rezaur Rahman said, quoting security guard Md Jalal, that at least 15 vehicles took position near Shahidul's residence on Dhanmondi 9/A Road around 8:30pm on Sunday.

A group of plainclothes people picked up photographer Shahidul Alam from his Dhanmondi residence on Sunday night.

The plainclothes people introduced themselves as members of the Detective Branch of police and took away Shahidul following his interview with Al Jazeera over the ongoing student agitation for safer roads, alleged Shahidul's partner Rehnuma Ahmed.

Shahidul's colleague ASM Rezaur Rahman told Prothom Alo, quoting security guard Md Jalal, that at least 15 vehicles took position near Shahidul's residence on Dhanmondi 9/A Road around 8:30pm on Sunday. 

Shahidul's partner Rehnuma said that she lodged a complaint with Dhanmondi police station and would file an abduction case. Police visted their house after she filed the complaint filing, she added.

On-duty sub-inspector Mahidul Islam of Dhanmondi police station confirmed her complaint.

Meanwhile, popular YouTuber Salman Muqtadir was allegedly picked up by a group of people from TV station in the capital's Tejgaon. He was, however, released after an hour, said Salman's mother. 

Source: Prothom Alo

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