Rangpur newsmen demand arrest of attackers on TV journos

RANGPUR, Oct 28: Journalists of Rangpur working in different local and national print and electronic media formed a human chain today (Tuesday) in front of Rangpur Press Club in the city  demanding immediate arrest and punishment of the attackers who assaulted the Rangpur Correspondent of Channel 71  Shah Bayejid Ahmed, including camera persons of the channel 71 and channel RTV on Saturday when they went to Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) to collect  information and footage for a special story.  
In addition to journalists, city mayor, educationists, business men, socio cultural activists, politicians, newspaper agents also took part in the human chain.
Later, a protest meeting was also held at the same venue. The speakers of the meeting demanded exemplary punishment for the culprits. They condemned the incident and vowed to continue their duties defying all difficulties in catering news through their media without any fear. They also threatened for tougher programme, if immediate steps are not taken to arrest of the accused intern doctors and employees of the hospital.
Among others City Mayor Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu, President of Rangpur press club Fazlul Haque, Rangpur Correspondent of Bangla Vision Joynal Abedin, politician Shamsuzzaman Samu, veteran journalist Golam Mustafa Batul  also addressed the protest meeting. Later, they also handed over a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner and Police Super of Rangpur.  
It may be mentioned here that channel 71 Rangpur Correspondent Shah Bayejid Ahmed along with its camera person Shaheen Alam and camera person of RTV Dalim went to Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) on Saturday last to collect information and footage for a story. But the interns and employees of the hospital assaulted them and damaged the video camera of the channels.

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