Journalist Is Killed in Bangladesh DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A journalist hacked to death by unidentified assailants was probably killed because of his reporting on the illegal drug trade in southwestern Bangladesh, the police said Saturday. The attack on the journalist, Zamal Uddin, took place late Friday in the Jessore district bordering India, said the local police chief, A. K. M. Faruk Hossain. The area is about 85 miles west of the capital, Dhaka. Witnesses reported that the assailants, armed with sharp-edged weapons, attacked Mr. Uddin while he was having tea at a roadside stall, Chief Hossain said. He said that Mr. Uddin was severely injured and was later declared dead at a local hospital. Mr. Uddin, who worked for the Bengali-language newspaper Gramer Kagoj, was probably killed by people who objected to his reporting, Chief Hossain said. Mr. Uddin had recently filed a complaint with the police seeking protection after he was threatened over articles he had written about the illicit drug trade. Local journalists planned to demonstrate on Saturday to protest Mr. Uddin's killing, said Asaduzzaman Asad, president of the local Sharsha Press Club. The Committee to Protect Journalists, which is based in New York, has criticized Bangladesh for its poor record in combating violence against journalists. At least 12 journalists have been killed in Bangladesh since 1992, according to the group.