Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Shahidul Alam, a renowned Bangladeshi photographer and human rights activist, delineated an ordeal of psychological torments during his captivity in filthy Israeli detention camps full of death threats, scarce food and uncertainty.

He described it before the Bangladesh audiences in the capital on Saturday following his return home from Gaza after 15 days.

In a bid to supply aid, Alam embarked on his journey on September 27, leaving Dhaka to join an international humanitarian mission aimed at breaking the Israeli blockade of Gaza.

He joined the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, a civil society initiative that has long challenged the siege of Gaza, carrying essential aid and solidarity from activists around the world.

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