Shahidul set to return to Dhaka early Saturday

Renowned Bangladeshi photographer and human rights activist Shahidul Alam, who was released by Israeli authorities on Friday after joining a Free Palestine campaign, is expected to arrive in Dhaka in the early hours of Saturday, October 11. Earlier in the day, Shahidul Alam reached Istanbul on a Turkish Airlines flight around 2:30pm (local time), where he was received by Bangladesh Consul General in Istanbul Mohammad Mizanur Rahman. Bangladesh Ambassador to Turkey Md Amanur Rahman said Shahidul Alam’s return flight to Dhaka was scheduled to depart Istanbul at 6:45pm (local time) on Friday, said Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder. Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has expressed gratitude to Turkish President Recep...