Bangladeshi journalist Zahidur Rahman and expatriate engineer Saiful Islam Tipu, who had gone missing in Tripoli, were released from the "safe custody" of the Libyan authorities yesterday. "I've got a new life," Zahidur told The Daily Star around 9:45pm (Bangladeshi time) following his release around 7:00pm. The Daily Star talked to him over the phone with help of Ambassador Maj Gen SM Shamim-Uz-Zaman. Talking to The Daily Star last night, the ambassador said, "With the cooperation of all, the Bangladeshi journalist and the engineer have been released. Engineer Tipu is with his family.

Source: Libya Today July 27, 2022 14:33 UTC