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Four members of the family of Amit Hasan Rabin, multimedia chief of Bangla daily Jugantor, were seriously injured after a group of assailants allegedly attacked and vandalised their village home in Pangsah upazila of Rajbari on Tuesday night.
The attack took place around 9pm on November 10 at the family’s residence in Golabari village, according to family members.
The injured were identified as Rabin’s father, Golam Mostafa Lulu Biswas; mother, Dolly Akter; sister, Oishi Akter; and sister-in-law, Shahana Khatun.
The family alleged that 20 to 30 people, led by a man named Abdar Jele, stormed the house and assaulted its occupants. They claimed that Abdar introduced himself as a local BNP leader. His son Turki and another individual named Hridoy were also among those accused of taking part in the attack.
According to the family, the attackers threatened the occupants at gunpoint, warning that they would shoot them and set the house on fire by pouring petrol on it.
They allegedly beat family members with locally made weapons and sticks before vandalising household belongings, including a television, refrigerator and furniture. The assailants also allegedly fired blank shots outside the house after the attack.
Rabin’s father, Golam Mostafa Lulu Biswas, said the attackers claimed to be affiliated with the local BNP. He called for a fair investigation and justice for the victims.
Confirming the incident, Pangsah Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Sheikh Moinul Islam told media on Wednesday morning that he had visited the scene with police personnel after receiving information about the attack.
He said police had launched an investigation, but the motive behind the incident had not yet been established.