Mir Illias Hossain
Year: 2000
Nationality: Bangladesh
Killed by: Political Group
Location: Jhenaidah, Bangladesh
Press organization: Dainik Bir Darpan
What's Mir Illias Hossain's story?
Hossain, 43, editor of the newspaper Dainik Bir Darpan, was assassinated in the southwestern town of Jhenaidah. According to the English-language daily The Independent, published from Dhaka, three unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle fired from close range at Hossain and a friend as they were talking outside a shop. Hossain was killed instantly. His friend, Alfaj Uddin, died en route to the hospital.
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