Chittagong Bureau :
The journalists on Tuesday condemned the police assault which left a number of journalists injured while covering the clash between BNP-Jammat activists and the police at Kazir Dewri area on Monday.
The TV unit of Chittagong Union of Journalists (CUJ) brought out a protest procession and held a rally on Chittagong Press Club premises. The journalist in the rally said that they were coming under attack repeatedly while performing their professional duty and it became increasingly risky for them to work as journalists.
The freedom of expression will be hindered if the journalists cannot perform their duty without fear.
The journalists will be compelled to go for tough programmes including boycotting the news coverage of the administration and the political parties.
Mainuddin Dulal, Chittagong head of CUJ TV unit, presided over the rally where Chittagong CUJ president Ejaj Yusufi, Asif Siraj, CUJ General Secretary Hasan Ferdous, former president of CUJ Mostaque Ahmed, general secretary of TV Journalist Association Chowdhury Farid, TV Camera Journalists Association secretary Safique Ahmed, Debu Prasad Debu, Shahnewaj Riton and Independent TV reporter Sabbir Mohammad Irfan.
The journalists on Tuesday condemned the police assault which left a number of journalists injured while covering the clash between BNP-Jammat activists and the police at Kazir Dewri area on Monday.
The TV unit of Chittagong Union of Journalists (CUJ) brought out a protest procession and held a rally on Chittagong Press Club premises. The journalist in the rally said that they were coming under attack repeatedly while performing their professional duty and it became increasingly risky for them to work as journalists.
The freedom of expression will be hindered if the journalists cannot perform their duty without fear.
The journalists will be compelled to go for tough programmes including boycotting the news coverage of the administration and the political parties.
Mainuddin Dulal, Chittagong head of CUJ TV unit, presided over the rally where Chittagong CUJ president Ejaj Yusufi, Asif Siraj, CUJ General Secretary Hasan Ferdous, former president of CUJ Mostaque Ahmed, general secretary of TV Journalist Association Chowdhury Farid, TV Camera Journalists Association secretary Safique Ahmed, Debu Prasad Debu, Shahnewaj Riton and Independent TV reporter Sabbir Mohammad Irfan.
