Journos lay siege to Dhanmondi PS
Journalists besieged Dhanmondi Police Station for an hour yesterday, demanding removal of its officer-in-charge for baton-charging newsmen and firing gunshots when they were protesting the death of Bibhas Chandra Saha in the capital on May 11.
They withdrew the blockade after Syed Nurul Islam, deputy commissioner of Ramna division, assured them of considering the demand.
The DC said a two-member committee was making an inquiry into the assault on journalists. Necessary actions will be taken against the responsible police officers and his team members if they are found guilty, he added.
Bibhas, 46, chief crime reporter of The Independent newspaper, was killed in Dhanmondi-2 after being run over by a bus on May 11. When journalists were protesting, Dhanmondi police OC Mohammad Moniruzzaman and his team charged batons on them.
Around 300 journalists, under the banner of Crime Reporters' Association of Bangladesh (CRAB), accompanied by the leaders of Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU), brought out a procession from Segunbagicha office and marched towards the police station around 10:30am.
CRAB President Akhtaruzzaman Lablu and Secretary Isaraf Hossain spoke at the demonstration.
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