Police have arrested two suspects in a case over a hammer attack on journalist K M Bacchu in Kuakata, Patuakhali. The detainees are Shahid Sikdar, joint assistant secretary of Kuakata municipal Jubo Dal, and Nasir Hawlader, vice-president of Ward No. 8 Sramik Dal. Police detained them during an operation in Kuakata on Monday night and sent them to court on Tuesday.

According to the case and police sources, Bacchu, a Kuakata representative of Desh Rupantor, was ambushed around 11:30 pm on July 24 near Hotel Shaikat on the beach. The complaint alleges that several people struck him indiscriminately with hammers on his head and both legs, leaving him seriously injured. Locals first took him to Kuakata's 20-bed hospital before he was referred to Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal.

After three days of treatment in Barishal, Bacchu was transferred to Dhaka for advanced care. His family alleges the attack followed reporting on an attempted molestation case and alleged irregularities and corruption involving the accused. They also say he had previously received threats. Mahipur police chief Shamim Hawlader said efforts are continuing to arrest the remaining accused.