Mirza Fakhrul urges govt to bring Shahidul Alam back safely

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged the government to bring back safely renowned photographer and writer Shahidul Alam who is now under the custody of the Israeli forces.

He made the call in a Facebook post given from his verified page.

Mirza Fakhrul wrote, "Bring back Shahidul Alam. I urge the government to take immediate action for his safe return to Bangladesh."

Earlier on Wednesday, Shahidul Alam said in a video message on his Facebook that he was part of a humanitarian aid flotilla heading to Gaza, which was intercepted by Israeli forces in the sea. He also claimed to be kidnapped by Israeli forces.

"I am Shahidul Alam, a photographer and writer from Bangladesh. If you have seen this video, you must have assumed that we were stranded at sea and I was kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces," he said in his video message.