 | BANGLADESH: Attack on journos in Kushtia protested
31 May, 2006
Journalists in Pabna, Faridpur, Gaibandha, Mymensingh and Dinajpur yesterday protested the attack on The Daily Observer Editor Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury and 20 other newsmen by the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) cadres in Kushtia.
Speakers at protest meeting held at Pabna Press Club condemned the barbaric attack by the ruling party cadres led by lawmaker Shahidul resulting in serious injuries to the journalists. They urged the journalists to unite against the ruling party hooligans. They also demanded punishment to the culprits.
Club president Md Mohiuddin presided the meeting.
Pabna Press Club secretary ABM Fazlur Rahman, elderly journalist and politician Ranesh Moitra, The Daily Ittefaq correspondent Anwarul Haque and Faruk Hossain of The Daily Prothom Alo addressed the meeting.
In Faridpur, The Daily Samakal Editor Abed Khan, at a meeting held at Faridpur Press Club, demanded immediate resignation of Kushtia lawmaker Shahidul. He also demanded immediate arrest of the attackers.
Release link:http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-southasia.asp?parentid=46870
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