Golam Rabbani Nadim, the Jamalpur district correspondent for Banglanews24.com, who was killed by miscreants on Wednesday night, has been laid to rest on Friday.
The first namaz-e-janaza of Nadim took place at 10am at the field of Bakshiganj NM High School.
The moment was marked by an outpouring of public grief, as thousands gathered in the school field.
Nadim's colleagues from the district, along with locals, mourned and showed their respects at the burial ceremony.
The sight of many overcome by grief was commonplace at this sorrowful event.
After the namaz-e-janaza, Nadim's body was taken to his home village at Nilakhia union of the upazila.
After the second namaz-e-janaza at 11:30am, Golam Rabbani Nadim was laid to rest in the family graveyard, next to his grandparents' graves.
Golam Rabbani Nadim was returning home on Wednesday night when he was attacked by a group of assailants in Bakshiganj. The attackers physically assaulted him before fleeing the scene, leaving him unconscious.
Local residents rescued and rushed him to Bakshiganj Upazila Health Complex with severe injuries. Due to the critical nature of his condition, he was later transferred to Jamalpur General Hospital during the night for better medical care. However, as his condition worsened, he was admitted to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital on Thursday morning, where he passed away while undergoing treatment.
Golam Rabbani's wife, Monira Begum, alleged that her husband was killed on the orders of Shadurpara Union Parishad Chairman Mahmudul Alam Babu, due to his news reporting.
The police have so far detained six people suspected to be involved in the incident.
Babu, however, has been in hiding since the incident and could not be reached over the phone.
Bakshiganj police station Officer-in-Charge Sohail Rana said the police are trying to nab Babu as well.
