Investigation stalled· Targeting of a journalist · Sylhet
Journalist Imran Hossain Disappearance
Filed at: 8 July 2023Last updated: 15 March 2024
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914Days since last update
Summary
A regional reporter disappeared after publishing a series on local land transactions. Last seen near his home in the early morning. No arrest record exists.
Key facts
- Fact 1
- Last confirmed sighting: CCTV at 05:14 on 8 July 2023
- Fact 2
- Phone disconnected since disappearance
- Fact 3
- RSF lodged complaint with UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances
Context
Imran Hossain had been reporting on a series of contested land deals involving politically connected buyers in Sylhet's Koompaniganj upazila. His last published piece appeared three days before he vanished.
Timeline
3 entries
- 2023-07-10Media report· 10 July 2023
Colleagues and family report disappearance to police
- 2023-08-15Editorial note
RSF lodges complaint with UN Working Group
- 2024-03-15Editorial note
Investigation stalled; 256 days without progress
People in this case
Victim
- Imran Hossain· Journalist
Documents
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Sources
- [1]Sylhet reporter missing after land-deal investigation series
- [2]RSF lodges complaint over missing Bangladesh journalist Imran Hossain
Where to find help
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