Who is Afizur Rahman, the man accused of engineering Janakantha takeover? She claims a “mob”, incited by insiders, forcefully took over the Janakantha office on Saturday, removing old staff and bringing in a new editorial team allegedly selected by Afizur. In 2019, Asian Age Editor Shoaeb Chowdhury was summoned to the DGFI office, where he was detained for an extended period. However, he was later reinstated, reportedly on the recommendation of a cabinet minister from the Awami League. Hamza Rahman, an Awami League activist now based in London, voiced his disappointment in a Facebook post after Afizur’s name resurfaced in connection with the controversy.
