MP physically assaults journo
Thursday, 3 April 2014
A ruling party MP allegedly beat up a journalist in sadar upazila of Chapainawabganj district on Thursday. Witnesses said Awami League MP (Sadar constituency) Abdul Odud physically assaulted the district correspondent of Daily Jugantor, Emran Faruq Masum, in front of the Upazila Education Office around 10:30am. Emran Faruq Masum is also the joint-secretary of the district unit of AL. The incident took place as Emran went to the Upazila Education Office to collect news over the alleged irregularities of the headmaster of a government primary school, according to a news agency.