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Woman journalist hacked to death at home in Bangladesh: Reports

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 29 August 2018

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Woman journalist hacked to death at home in Bangladesh: Reports
Subarna Nodi, a 32-year-old journalist, was killed at her home in Pabna by attackers on motorcycles. She had been working for Ananda TV and was a mother of one.

A woman journalist for a television channel in Bangladesh was hacked to death with a sharp-edged weapon by some unidentified assailants at her home, media reports said on Wednesday.

Subarna Nodi, 32, was a correspondent of private news channel Ananda TV and also worked for the Daily Jagroto Bangla newspaper, bdnews24.com reported.

She lived in Radhanagar area of Pabna district, some 150 km from Dhaka.

Suborna, who is survived by a nine-year-old daughter, was awaiting divorce from her husband, the report said.

The assailants, said to be around 10 to 12, came riding motorcycles and rang the doorbell of her house at around 10:45 pm on Tuesday, it said.

When she answered the door, they indiscriminately hacked her and fled the spot, Pabna additional superintendent of police Ibne Mizan said.

The assailants used a sharp-edged weapon to attack her, police said.

Some locals rushed her to the hospital where she was declared brought dead.

Journalists in Pabna have condemned the killing and demanded that the murderers be immediately brought to justice. - Agencies/Photo: Facebook

KEY POINTS:

  • Subarna Nodi, 32, was attacked at her home in Pabna.
  • The assailants were reportedly 10 to 12 in number.
  • They fled the scene after the brutal attack.
  • Local journalists are demanding justice for her murder.
  • She was awaiting divorce and is survived by a nine-year-old daughter.

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