Dhaka: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday expressed concern at the killing of female journalist Suborna Akhter in front of her house at Radhanagar Majumdarparha in Pabna district town on Tuesday night.

In a statement, Chairman of the commission Kazi Reazul Hoque said, ‘I strongly condemn the killing of Nodi. I urge the authorities concerned to ensure justice through bringing the killers to book after identifying them.’

The Commission received the allegation of the killing after the news was published in media and it has already sent a letter to the Secretary of the Public Security Division under the Home Ministry to give directive to the law enforcement agencies to bring the killers to book through fair investigation, the statement said.

Nodi was the Pabna district correspondent of private television channel Ananda TV as well as editor of the Daily Jagroto Bangla, a news portal.