On Saturday night, masked assailants attacked Nurul Kabir, the Secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami in Pekua, Cox’s Bazar. The attackers threatened him with sharp weapons and stole his mobile phone before fleeing. Kabir was hospitalized and later filed a complaint with the police. The assault took place as he was returning home from a mediation meeting, during which he was beaten with hockey sticks before the assailants escaped on motorcycles.