Daily Desh Rupantor representative K M Bacchu was allegedly attacked with hammers in Kuakata, Patuakhali, and is receiving treatment at Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital. The incident occurred around 11:30pm on Friday in the beach area in front of Kuakata Hotel Saikat. The journalist was seriously injured, according to the report.

The victim and local sources said the attack was launched suddenly while Bacchu was at the beach, allegedly over a recently published news report. Latichapli Union Ward No. 3 Chhatra Dal president Baijid Rana and Kuakata municipal Jubo Dal religious affairs secretary Harun Musalli were accused of leading five or six others involved in the attack.

The allegations state that attackers struck Bacchu on the head and both legs with hammers, causing him to fall to the ground. Nearby people rescued him and took him to Kuakata's 20-bed hospital before doctors referred him to Barishal as his condition worsened. The accused could not be reached because their phones were switched off. Police visited the scene and said they would investigate and take necessary legal action.