Journalist Swapan Bhadra hacked to death in Mymensingh

A local journalist Swapan Bhadra, 55, was hacked to death following an old feud in Shambhuganj Bazar-Majhipara area in Sadar upazila of Mymensingh, on Saturday morning.

Safiqul Islam Khan, Officer-in-Charge of Kotwali Model Police Station, confirmed the matter.

Swapan Bhadra was the son of Jagesh Chandra Bhadra and a former vice president of the Tarakanda Press Club. Bhadra was actively involved with both local and national newspapers.

According to police and local sources, Bhadra was known for his outspoken stance against terrorism and drug trafficking in the area. He had a long-standing dispute with a local drug dealer named Sagar.

Around 11 am on Saturday, while Bhadra was reading a newspaper outside his home, Sagar attacked him with a knife, leaving him with fatal injuries.

Locals rushed him to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

"Efforts are underway to arrest the suspect," said the OC, adding that legal procedures are in progress.