Manik Chandra Saha

[6] Saha was the Khulna correspondent of the Daily New Age and a stringer of BBC Bangla.

[10] Former Prime Minister and leader of the opposition, Sheikh Hasina, condemned his assassination.

[11] His colleague, Humayun Kabir Balu, who was protesting his death was assassinated three days later by the Purbo Banglar Communist Party.

[5] Of the 14 accused in the murder case, two were acquitted and three were killed in shootouts with law enforcement agencies.

[5] The family expressed dissatisfaction with the verdict as they had hoped for the death penalty and were unhappy about the financiers of the attack not being identified in court.