ATN Journos attack protest rally

DHAKA: The journalists of ATN Bangla on Sunday allegedly attack a rally of Journalists’ community that was organized demanding justice into the murder of journalist couple --Sagar and Runi.

Earlier, journalists from different organization started to gather in front of National Press Club for staging their pre-scheduled rally at about 12 noon.

At one stage, ATN bangla’s special correspondents Sawkat Milton and Mahmudur Rahman and reporter Rahat Minhaz suddenly swooped on a journalist leader and started beating him as he spoke against the chairman of ATN Bangla, reports banglanews staff Correspondent.

Later, Bangladesh Federal Journalists’ Union President Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury and Dhaka Reporters’ Unity’s general secretary Sazzad Alam Khan brought the situation under control.

The ATN bangla journalists left the spot immediately as others asked them to leave the rally venue.

BDST: 1300 HRS, JUN 24, 2012
Edited by: Maria Salam, Asst Output Editor