Senior Journalist and Political Analyst Bibhuranjan Sarkar Missing, GD Filed at Police Station

The family of senior journalist and political analyst Bibhuranjan Sarkar has been unable to locate him since Thursday, August 21, 2025. A General Diary (GD) has been filed at Ramna Model Police Station in Dhaka regarding his disappearance.

The GD was filed by his son, Rito Sarkar, who stated, "Like every other day, my father left our Siddheshwari residence at around 10 AM on Thursday to go to his office. However, he did not return home afterward. We checked with his office in Bonosree and learned that he did not arrive there. We searched all possible places, but having failed to find him, we approached the police station to file a General Diary."

Ramna Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Golam Faruk confirmed, "We are investigating the matter. However, he left his phone at home, which makes it more challenging to trace him. If he had his phone, it might have been easier to locate him."

The news of Bibhuranjan Sarkar's disappearance was shared on social media by his brother, writer Chiroranjan Sarker. In a Facebook post after 1:30 AM on Friday, he wrote, "My elder brother, journalist Bibhuranjan Sarkar, left home at 10 AM on Thursday, as usual, saying he was going to the office (Ajker Patrika). Later, we found out he did not reach the office. He hasn't been to any familiar places either. No one has seen him today. He hasn't returned home until 1 AM. He can't be found in hospitals or parks. He left his mobile phone at home today. A GD was filed at Ramna Police Station tonight. Our entire family is deeply worried for him!"

Born in 1954, Bibhuranjan Sarkar began his journalism career in the late 1960s as a rural correspondent for Dainik Azad while still a school student. A graduate of Dhaka University’s Bangla Department, he has worked with various prominent national dailies and weeklies, including serving as editor of Dainik Matribhumi and Saptahik Chaltipatra, and as executive editor of Saptahik Mridubhashan. During the 1980s anti-Ershad movement, his political columns under the pseudonym ‘Tarikh Ibrahim’ in Saptahik Jayjaydin gained significant popularity.

Currently employed at Ajker Patrika, Bibhuranjan is known for his incisive columns on political analysis, government critique, and human rights, published regularly in various media outlets.

However, Ajker Patrika authorities have stated that Bibhuranjan Sarkar has been on a seven-day leave since August 16, 2025.