UP member arrested for assaulting two journalists in Bogra



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A human chain and a protest rally was held in the city’s Satmatha at 11:30 am on Thursday to protest the incident. Journalists at the protest rally organized by Bogra Television Reporters’ Unity gave police 48 hours to arrest those involved in the attack. If the attackers are not arrested within this period, a memorandum will be sent to the administration and the Prime Minister. Bogra Sadar Upazila, executive director for the attack on the rally journalists. Azizur Rahman was blamed and demanded immediate retirement.

Several organizations, including the Association of Television Video Journalists, also expressed their solidarity at the demonstration. The protest rally was chaired by GM Sajal, president of the Bogra Television Reporters Unit and led by Meherul Sujan, Secretary General. Zia Shaheen, 24 Bogra correspondent, Mominur Rashid, president of the Bogra Photo Journalists Association and others.

The Bogra Sadar OC Humayun Kabir Police Station told Prothom Alo that the victim, journalist Majedur Rahman, had filed a case on Thursday. The defendant Lutfar Rahman was arrested overnight. Although it was possible to recover the stolen camera, the mobile phone has yet to be recovered.

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