BSS-55 DRU demands protection of journalists

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DRU-RALLY

DRU demands protection of journalists

DHAKA, Aug 09, 2018 (BSS) – Journalist leaders today demanded taking proper legal actions against the perpetuators who carried out attacks on journalists last week.

They also demanded protection of journalists under any circumstances for ensuring people’s right to get uninterrupted, objective and neutral news.

They were speaking at a rally organized by Dhaka Reporters’ Unity (DRU) on its premises with DRU president Saiful Islam presiding.

General Secretray of DRU Syed Shukur Ali Shuvo moderated the rally and urged the government as well as the law enforcement agencies to inflict punitive actions on those who attacked journalists recently.

General Secretary of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) Sohel Haider Chowdhury, former DRU president Shakhawat Hossain Badsha, former DRU general secretaries Ilias Hossain and Razu Ahmed, DUJ joint secretary Akter Hossain, Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) executive members Sheikh Mamunur Rashid and Khairuzzaman Kamal, Crime Reporters Association of Bangladesh (CRAB) president Saleh Akon, Dhaka Reporters’ Unity Cooperative Society president Kallyan Saha and general secretary Omar Faruk, DRU joint secretary Moinuddin Khan, finance secretary Manik Muntasir, member Abdul Hye Tuhin and senior member Shariful Islam Bilu, among others, spoke.

Besides, a large number of journalists’ leaders, including former DRU publicity and publication secretary Kabir Ahmed Khan, joined the demonstration.

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