In order to pick up her husband's remains from Jajira Health Complex, Mala Rakhain, the wife of Masud Rana, a local journalist and freelancer who was one of those killed in the Shariatpur road accident on Tuesday, began her day differently. Mala used to go to her restaurant every day at a very early hour. She and Masud Rana had opened a restaurant in Barishal city to realize their dream. Masud Rana, Bureau Chief of Dainik Navchetna Patrika and the younger son of Sobhan Mridha and Kahinur Begum couple, used to reside on Gorachand Das Road in the city. Around 3:15 pm, Masud's body arrived at his home in Bashail near Agailjhara. Masud's family, friends, and acquaintances flocked there to say goodbye to him. Bappi, a relative of Masud, said “Masud was so benevolent and he used to help others without thinking anything. He did much more for others than what he did for himself.” Also read: Patient among 6 dead as ambulance crashes into truck in Shariatpur Earlier, on Tuesday, six people were killed as an ambulance crashed into a speeding truck near Padma Bridge South police station in Shariatpur's Jajira upazila early Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Jahanara Begum, 55, a patient; her daughter Lutfun Nahar Lima, 30; health worker Fazle Rabbi, 28; ambulance driver Jilani, 28; helper Rabiul Islam, 26; and Masud Rana, 30, a local journalist of Barishal Bureau Chief of Dainik Navchetna Patrika. Masud, as a friend of Lutfunnahar Lima, boarded the ambulance. Mushfiqur Rahman, another local journalist, said “Masud worked for the destitute people during Covid pandemic and always helped the poor. It is so difficult to accept his departure like this.”    

Police detained a man for primary questioning after an alleged attempt of kidnapping the bureau chief of Somoy Television in Barishal city on Sunday noon. The detainee is Shahin Hossain Mallik, owner of Mumitu Community Center, the location where the miscreants tried to kidnap the journalist Apurba Apu, said Haridas Nag, Inspector of Barishal Metropolitan Detective Branch of police. The incident occurred around 3 pm in front of Mumitu Community Center at Shitla Khola area in the city. Apurba Apu said he was returning to office on foot after covering an accident news and as he reached near the community center a man on a rickshaw started scolding him for his work. Also read: Five cops suspended for assaulting journos in Chattogram “He attacked me and we had a scuffle. As I ran toward Mumitu Community Center another man tried to take me inside a white private car but I managed to flee,” he said. The journalist reported the matter to police and said he has no idea why the men attacked him. A witness on condition of anonymity told UNB that former local Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader Zehad, Mamun, and Alam were among the people who tried to kidnap the journalist. Also read: CRAB leadership condemns attacks on journos during New Market clashes Monjur Hossain, Deputy Commissioner of DB police (BMP) said the matter is under investigation and soon the accused will be arrested.