Publisher Tutul released from hospital

Shuddhoswar publisher Ahmedur Rashid Tutul, who came under machete attacks in the capital on October 31, was released from hospital yesterday.

He was released in the morning as his condition has significantly improved, said Khwaja Abdul Gafur, assistant director (administration) of Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Tutul's wiife Shamim Runa said, "A police team is providing them with security but still I cannot say that we are completely safe."

Tutul and two bloggers Ranadipam Basu and Tareque Rahim were attacked at the Lalmatia office of Shuddhoswar on that day. In another grisly attack on the same day, unknown assailants hacked to death Faisal Arefin Dipan of Jagriti Prokashani.