A journalist of a local newspaper was critically injured in a brutal attack in Moulvibazar's Kamalganj on Saturday.
The injured was identified as Abdul Basid Khan, correspondent of Kamalganj-based newspaper Daily Khabarpatra.
On Saturday afternoon, three people on a motorcycle repeatedly stabbed Abdul Basid, leaving him critically injured.
"Hearing Abdul Basid scream, locals rushed to the spot and took him to Kamalganj Upazila Health Complex. The journalist was later transferred to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital as his condition worsened," Yeardos Hasan, officer-in-charge of Kamalganj police station, said.
"Basid is now undergoing treatment at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital. And police are conducting drives to arrest the suspects," Yeardos said.