[Reader-list] Shahidul Alam detained by Indian Border Security Force

[Shun-Ling Chen]

http://unheardvoice.net/blog/2009/06/16/shahidul-alam-detained-by-indian
-border-security-force/

Dr Shahidul Alam, well-known photographer, and founder Drik, was
detained by Indian Border Security Forces while working on the
Bangladesh side of the border on his Brahmaputra project. He called me
at 18:21 pm to tell me that the guards had asked him to come over, and
then detained him at Sahapara 21 IPP, across the border from Rowmari.
His two colleagues are on the Bangladeshi side of the border, and can't
get to him.

Please contact Home and Foreign Ministry officials requesting that they
do all possible to get him released immediately. It is worth mentioning
that the Indian BSF have detained and killed many innocent Bangladeshis
in recent years, in the border areas.

http://www.mediahelpingmedia.org/content/view/387/1/
News - South Asia
By David Brewer 
Tuesday, 16 June 2009

Reports from Bangladesh say that Shahidul Alam, the photo journalist,
blogger and founder of the Drik picture network has been detained by
Indian border security forces while working on the Bangladesh side of
the border.

In a message to this site from Dhaka, Alam's partner says he was working
on a multimedia project about the Brahmaputra with two colleagues when
border guards took him awa

There are now fears for Alam's safety and supporters are calling on the
international community to push for his release.

The last message from Shahidul Alam came through at !8:21 on Tuesday 16
June when he called home to say that border security guards had asked
him to come over to the Indian side of the border where they detained
him at Sahapara 21 IPP, across the border from Rowmari.

His two colleagues are on the Bangladeshi side of the border, and can't
get to him.

At the time Alam was working on the Bangladesh end of the river
Brahmaputra project. He had travelled to Kurigram with two Drik
colleagues to take photos, video and stills.

Contact has been made with a number of local and international media
organisations and government officials, including the Indian High
Commission.