Nilphamari journos stage sit-in
Journalists of different electronic and print media staged a sit-in in front of the office of Nilphamari deputy commissioner (DC) yesterday protesting alleged harassment by officials during professional work.
The officials arrested local correspondents of The Daily Star and ATN Bangla when they went to the examination venue of Nilphamari Homeopathy Medical College to carry out professional duties.
Being informed of widespread cheating in the homeopathic examination, EZM Asaduzzaman Tipu, local correspondent of The Daily Star, went to the examination venue at Kalibari intersection will his camera at 11:00am.
On-duty magistrates Rashidul Mannaf Kabir and Ashraf Hossen instantly ordered police to arrest him. He was detained in a room of the homeopathic college and police took his camera and mobile set.
As ATN Bangla reporter Ratan Sarker went to enquire into the matter, the magistrates ordered police to arrest him too.
Magistrate Ashraf Hossen uttered abusing words at the two newsmen and ordered police to take them to police station.
Other journalists rushed to the spot and wanted to know from the magistrates the reason of their arrest but the magistrates ignored them.
Later police released the journalists at about 11:30am.
Local journalists staged sit-in on the DC office premises. They withdrew the sit-in when Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Tajul Islam on behalf of the deputy commissioner assured the journalists of taking departmental procedure.
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