Mountaineer Shayla ‘attacked’ in Dhanmondi

Bangladeshi mountaineer and journalist Shayla Parvin Bithi changed into allegedly attacked by an unidentified person in Dhanmondi this afternoon.

Taimur Faruk Tushar, her husband who is additionally a journalist, informed The Trade Current, “My partner changed into crossing the Dhanmondi 27 footover bridge positioned in entrance of Mom Care Clinical institution at  2:10pm and suddenly, somebody attacked her from leisurely. They grabbed her by the hair and started beating her.”

“We do no longer know yet why she changed into attacked or who the person changed into,” he added.

“Police might perhaps get the CCTV footage from the nearby market and toll road. We hope police will apprehend the perpetrator,” he added.

Shayla Parvin filed a standard diary (GD) on the Sher-e Bangla Nagar Police Area following the incident.

Contacted, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Additional Deputy Commissioner Ziaul Haque acknowledged they’re having a witness into the incident and might perhaps rob lawful action accordingly.

Mountaineer Shayla Bithi has conquered the 6,332 metre high Dolma Khang peak of the Himalayas in 2022. She became the main Bangladeshi girl to climb the mountain.