Journalists still being harassed by law enforcers

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Despite a government instruction to cooperate with journalists in discharging their duties during curfew hours, a number of newsmen complained of harassment by law enforcement officials on their way back home Saturday night, reports UNB.
Army personnel stopped the vehicle of Dainik Karatoa's senior reporter Sabir Mahmud in front of Motijheel thana at about 11:30 pm and wanted to know why he was out during curfew hours.
When Sabbir showed his curfew pass, the army men hurled abuses at him and threatened to put him behind the bars.
On his way, Sabbir picked UNB reporter M Jahangir Alam and set out for their Mirpur houses. As they reached Rangs crossing, army personnel halted their vehicle and asked them to show their curfew passes.
When they showed their passes, an army man commented, "Is it necessary to come out during curfew just because you have a pass?"
Another group of Army personnel stopped their vehicle again near a Sangsad Bhaban crossing, inspected their curfew passes and demanded, "Why didn't they come out of their offices well before curfew?"
One of the army men also wanted to know who provided them with the passes. As they said it was the DMP commissioner, he (Army man) said, "Can a DMP Commissioner issue curfew passes?"
The journalists, however, kept mum to avert further trouble.