Netrokona Correspondent:

Another suspect, 21-year-old Ashikur Rahman Prangon, has been arrested in connection with the murder of journalist Lutfuzzaman Alif Fakir in Durgapur, Netrokona. He was apprehended by the SRB-14 unit from Mymensingh near the Shaheed Minar area of ​​Durgapur Municipality around 10:45 PM on Tuesday (October 20). He was handed over to the Durgapur Police Station on Wednesday.

Previously, police had arrested Sajibul Islam Apurba last Saturday night on suspicion of his involvement in the murder. The court granted a four-day remand for his interrogation. With this, two individuals have now been arrested in the case.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Durgapur Police Station, Khandaker Shaker Ahmed, stated that the police are treating the murder of journalist Alif with high priority. Operations are ongoing to apprehend everyone involved in the crime. Sajibul Islam Apurba is currently being interrogated while on remand, and the police have already obtained significant information.
On October 15, around 8:00 PM, miscreants shot and killed journalist Lutfuzzaman Alif Fakir in the Telunjia area of ​​Birishiri, within Durgapur Municipality. At the time of the incident, he was sitting at a shop in front of his home when two young men, who were already present at the scene, opened fire on him before fleeing. Local residents rushed him to the Durgapur Upazila Health Complex, where the attending physician declared him dead.
Following the incident, the victim’s wife, Anandita Sangma, filed a murder case at the Durgapur Police Station on Friday night, naming eight unidentified individuals as suspects. Subsequently, the police arrested Sajibul Islam Apurba. When he was presented before the court on Monday with a request for a seven-day remand, the judge granted a one-day remand. Upon a renewed request for a seven-day remand on Tuesday, the court granted a four-day remand.
Lutfuzzaman Alif Fakir worked as the Netrokona correspondent for the private IPTV channel ‘Ruposhi Bangla’. Additionally, he managed a Facebook page titled ‘Detective Article’. He used to write about various irregularities, corruption, and criminal activities on that page.
The slain journalist’s ancestral home is in the village of Charulia Maijpara, located in Pogla Union of Kalmakanda Upazila, Netrokona. He resided with his wife and two children at his in-laws’ house in Telunjia, Durgapur. He is survived by a four-year-old daughter and an 18-month-old son.
Following the murder, the body of journalist Alif was sent to the morgue at the Netrokona District Sadar Hospital. After an autopsy, he was laid to rest on Friday evening in the family graveyard in his home village, Charulia Maijpara.

Meanwhile, journalists across the country are organizing various protests, including human chains, demanding the swift arrest and exemplary punishment of those involved in the murder.