Journalist Farzana Rupa and Shakeel couple arrested
Published: 02:11 21 August 2024
Shakil Ahmed, chief news editor and chief reporter Farzana Rupa, who were sacked from private television channel Ekatar TV, have been arrested. He was detained from Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday (21 August) morning.
According to Shahjalal Airport sources, the couple Shakil Ahmed and Farzana Rupa went to Shahjalal Airport this morning. They also had a daughter. They were supposed to fly to Paris, France via Istanbul on Turkish Airlines flight (TK-713). But the immigration police did not allow them to go abroad as they did not get clearance from the City SB. Later they were handed over to DB officials.
Earlier on August 8, a notification signed by Mustafa Azad on behalf of the managing director of Ekatar Television informed that, according to the decision and instructions of the management authority of Ekatar Media Limited, Shakeel Ahmed and Farzana Rupa were dismissed from their jobs from August 8. They were known as two pro-Awami League journalists.
Advertisement
Most Readed - National
- 500-year-old Sardar House damaged after Coke Studio shooting
- Mirza Abbas: Political Career, Ministerial Tenure, Cases, Controversies and the Rumors Surrounding the Hadi Murder
- Mirza Abbas returns home, preparing to return to Dhaka after five and a half months
- Neymar suffers from flu, Santos worries grow ahead of Corinthians derby
- ‘They will kill me’, mother and newborn die after last plea
- Autorickshaws banned on main roads of the capital, to operate in 8 zones on internal roads
- Highway blockade in Tentulia to protest sexual abuse of child, demand arrest and punishment
- Dhallywood King Shakib Khan: From Blockbuster Movies to Marriage and Controversies
- Mayoral candidate Nasim Mondal faces the public at a courtyard meeting in Sreepur
- Tokyo, not Bangkok, is becoming the new center of sex tourism
- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to visit US for 10 days, address UN General Assembly in September
- I never thought of such a wonderful debut in Dhaka cinema: Madhumita Sarkar is excited
- Kangana Ranaut slams Naseeruddin Shah for calling him a 'fox'
- Even though I am in government, I have not forgotten the struggle on the streets and the politics of the people: Ishraq Hossain
- Who is Ruhul Kabir Rizvi? Education, political life and current responsibilities
- Chilean football league rules changed for Vojinha
- BPL may not happen this year: Tamim Iqbal
- Two helicopters collide in mid-air while fighting wildfires in Greece, 2 killed
- Zidane in charge of France: 80,000 tickets for first home match sold out
- Young man leaves weapon at opponent's house, calls police, hangs himself