Journalists murder triggers protests
The body of Gautam Das was found dead at his office in the town. Police said he was strangled.
Our Satkhira Correspondent reports: Journalists of different national, regional and local dailies in the district held a rally in the town and brought out a procession yesterday protesting the killing of Dainik Samakal Staff Correspondent Gautam Das in Faridpur.
The rally held at Satkhira Reporters Club premises was presided over by its convenor Kalyan Bannerjee (Prothom Alo) and addressed by, among others, Prof. Abu Ahmed (Daily Star), Ramkrishna Chakraborty (Samakal), Kamruzzaman (Amar Desh), Abdul Bari ( Dinkal), Abul Kalam Azad (local daily Patradut), Momtaz Ahmed Bappi (Inqilab), Mostafizur Rahman Ujjal (Arthaniti), Manirul Islam Moni ( Ajker Kagoj), Akbar Kabir Montu (Samakal), Yarab Hossain (Jessore-based regional daily Runner) and Badiuzzaman (Satkhira Chitra).
They expressed concern, saying killing of journalists in South Western districts of the country is increasing day by day due to government's failure to find out clues to the murders of journalists SM Alauddin (Patradut), Shamsur Rahman (Janakantha), Saiful Islam Mukul (Runner), Manik Saha (Sangbad), Humayun Kabir Balu (Janmabhumi) and others. Their killers have not been nabbed and punished.
Our Jessore Correspondent reports: Jessore journalists' Forum and Jessore Union of Journalists jointly held a meeting and brought out a procession in the town Thursday evening in protest against the killing of Goutam Das, Staff Correspondent of Dainik Samakal in Faridpur.
The processionists chanted slogans demanding immediate arrest and punishment of the killers.
After parading the main streets of Jessore town, the processionists held a protest meeting at the Daratana square. The meeting was addressed by, among others, Jessore Jouranlist Forum leaders Ekramuddowla, Moinul Haque, Mizanur Rahman Tota and Jessore Union of Jouranlists (JUJ) President Shajedur Rahman Bokul.
Our Mymensingh Correspondent reports: Protesting the killing of Gautam Das, Staff Reporter of Dainik Samakal in Faridpur, journalists organisations here took up joint programmes yesterday.
The programmes included protest rally, mourning procession and wearing of black badges.
The local unit of Bangladesh Sangbadik Samity, Mymensingh Press Club and Mymensingh Reporters Unity jointly brought out a mourning procession that paraded the main streets of the district town. Later, a protest rally was held on the premises of Press Club.
The speakers strongly protested the killing and demanded immediate arrest of the killers.
With Abdul Kuddus, corespondent of daily Sangbad in the chair, the rally was addressed by, among others, G Mostafa (The Daily Star), Shahidul, Shahidul Islam (Daily Khabar Patra), Akhtaruzzaman Bablu (BTV and BSS), Samim Shirajee (Inkilab), Rafiqul Islam Shamim (Provat), Abdus Samad Jehadi (Sangram) and Nurul Islam (Naya Diganta). They condemned the killing and demanded immediate arrest and punishment to the killers.
Our Gaibandha Correspondent reports: Gaibandha Press Club at a meeting here yesterday expressed grave concern at the killing of one more journalist-- Gautom Das --and demanded exemplary punishment to the killer.
The speakers criticised the government for failing to check the alleged slide in law and order, resulting in killings of journalist, judges and intellectuals.
The killings are continuing as the government could not try the murder of journalists earlier, they said.
Presided over by Gobinda Lal Das, president of Gaibandha Press Club, the meeting was addressed by, among others, KM Rezaul Hoque, Syed Nurul Alam Jahangir, Dipok Kumar Pal, Abu Zafar Sabu, Siddique Alam Dayal, Abedur Rahman Shawpon, Shahbul Shaheen Tota, Amitav Das Himun, Abdul Mannan Chaowdhury and Haru-ur-Rashid Badal.
Later they brought out a mourning procession and paraded the main streets of the district town.
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