Bangladesh: Woman journalist hacked to death by unidentified assailants
What's the story
A woman journalist of a television channel in Bangladesh was hacked to death with a sharp-edged weapon by some unidentified assailants at her home last night.
Suborna Nodi, 32, was a correspondent of private news channel Ananda TV and also worked for the Daily Jagroto Bangla newspaper, Bdnews24.com reported.
She lived in Radhanagar of Pabna district, some 150km from Bangladesh's capital Dhaka.
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Attack
10-12 assailants came on motorcycles and brutally killed her
Suborna, who is survived by a nine-year-old daughter, was awaiting divorce from her husband, the report said.
The assailants, said to be around 10-12, came riding motorcycles and rang the doorbell of her house at around 10:45 pm yesterday, it said.
When she answered the door, they indiscriminately hacked her and fled the spot, Pabna Additional Superintendent of Police, Ibne Mizan, said.
Details
Journalists in Pabna condemn the killing
The assailants used a sharp-edged weapon to attack her, police said.
Some locals rushed her to a hospital where she was declared brought dead.
Police have launched several teams to nab the culprits, Additional Superintendent of Police, Gautam Kumar Biswas, said.
Journalists in Pabna have condemned the killing and demanded that the murderers be immediately brought to justice.