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Ex-BBC Bangla Head Sabir Mostafa: No Mass Killing Happened at Shapla Chattar

Sabir Mostafa, former head of BBC Bangla, has clarified his long-standing position regarding the controversy over the events of 5 May 2013 at Shapla Chattar and the claims from various quarters describing it as a “mass killing.” He firmly stated that no massacre took place during the law enforcement operation at Shapla Chattar that night. BBC Bangla journalists who were present on the ground reported exactly what they witnessed.