Attackers of journos to be punished, says Inu

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Staff Reporter :
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Saturday said that the culprits, who attacked journalists, would be arrested and brought to justice.
“We have discussed with the home minister about measures of punishment against the perpetrators. We agree with the journalists and that is why we shall quickly arrest the attackers and punish them,” he said.
The minister passed the comments while speaking to journalists during the inauguration of the National Fruit and Plant Fair at Bheramara upazila

of Kushtia district on Saturday morning.
The minister said that the medical expenses of all injured journalists in Dhaka have been met.
Journalists of different print and electronic media on August 7 gave a 72-hour ultimatum to the government to arrest those who attacked their colleagues during the students’ movement for safer road.
Several journalists were attacked when they were covering the students’ protest for safer road between July 29 and August

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