Human chain, rally protesting attack on Khulna journo
Journalists formed a human chain at the Picture Palace cinema hall intersection yesterday morning to protest Thursday's assault on Khulna-based staff correspondent of The New Age Taposh Kanti Das and demanding arrest of the FIR-named accused in the case.
Besides newsmen, leaders of different socio-cultural and non-government organisations joined the programme to express their solidarity with the agitation organised under the banner of Khulna Press Club.
The human chain was followed by a rally at the same place with president of Khulna Press Club Ahmed Ali Khan in the chair.
At the rally, General Secretary of Khulna Press Club and correspondent of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) S. M. Zahid Hossain warned of tougher agitation by the newsmen in case of police failure and reluctance to arrest the attackers of Taposh.
Khulna Press Club president Ahmad Ali Khan said dilly-dally by police to arrest the FIR-named accused would not be tolerated further. Attack on a journalist by criminals is not an isolated incident, he pointed out.
Taposh sustained severe injuries in his head, back and chest as he was attacked allegedly by a few activists of local Jubo League on Thursday noon in front of Khulna Press Club.
The Jubo League men attacked The New Age correspondent as he protested merciless beating up of a rickshaw puller by them, witnesses said.
Taposh was discharged from Khulna General Hospital on Sunday after preliminary treatment.
He filed a case with Khulna Sadar police station on Thursday accusing Jubo League activists Feroze, Faisal and Riyon and some unnamed others. But the investigation officer of the case has so far made little progress to arrest the culprits.
Earlier on Thursday, a team from Khulna Press Club met KMP Commissioner Helaluddin Badri at his office and demanded a fair investigation of the case and immediate arrest of the FIR-named accused.
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