Fakhrul asks govt to ensure Shahidul’s safe return

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday, October 8, urged the government to take immediate steps to ensure the safe return of Bangladeshi photographer and writer Shahidul Alam, who has reportedly been intercepted and detained by Israeli forces. “Free Shahidul Alam,” Fakhrul wrote on his verified Facebook page. “I urge the government to take immediate action to ensure his safe return to Bangladesh,” he added. His call came after a video message by Shahidul Alam began circulating on social media, where he claimed that he had been “kidnapped by the Occupation Forces of Israel” while travelling by sea in a flotilla heading towards Gaza. “I am Shahidul Alam, a photographer and writer from Bangladesh. If you are seeing...