A journalist named Lutfuzzaman Alif Fakir was shot dead by miscreants in Durgapur Upazila, Netrokona. The incident occurred around 8:15 PM on Thursday at Utrail Bazar, located on the Shyamganj-Birishiri road within the municipality. According to eyewitnesses and police, two men arrived on a motorcycle, fired several shots at him, and then fled the scene.

The deceased, Lutfuzzaman Alif Fakir, worked as the Netrokona correspondent for the private television channel ‘Rupshi Bangla’. He also managed a Facebook page titled ‘Detective Article’. His ancestral home is in the Pogla area of ​​Kalmakanda Upazila, Netrokona, and he resided with his in-laws in the Birishiri area of ​​Durgapur.

Eyewitnesses and police reported that Alif was sitting in a shop at Utrail Bazar around 8:00 PM on Thursday when two men on a motorcycle arrived and opened fire on him. As local residents rushed to the scene, the attackers quickly fled. Locals attempted to take him to the Upazila Health Complex, but he had already succumbed to his injuries at the scene.

Khandaker Shaker Ahmed Khan, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Durgapur Police Station, confirmed the incident. He stated that five bullet wounds were found on the journalist’s body, including on his head, neck, and chest. The incident is currently under investigation.

It is also reported that on the afternoon of November 10, Alif had been attacked and injured by miscreants near the Teribazar Ghat on the Someshwari River in Durgapur Upazila. At that time, a colleague who was with him attempted to intervene but was chased away by the attackers, who brandished weapons.

Alif was known to write regularly on social media about drug smuggling. Whether this murder is linked to the previous attack or his writings remains to be determined through an investigation.