'Arrest Shibir cadres within 48 hours'

Otherwise, Chittagong Union of Journalists (CUJ), Chittagong Press Club (CPC) and Chittagong Photojournalists' Association (CPJA) would launch a joint movement, they said at a protest rally in front of the press club.

On December 24, Shibir cadres led by Borhan, Nazrul and Abdur Rab swooped on photojournalist Amran on the university campus while he was performing his professional duty. They kicked him indiscriminately and damaged his camera.

The journalist leaders said the Shibir cadres and activists have created a reign of terror and intimidation on the university campus and are carrying out heinous attacks on students, teachers and journalists.

But the university authorities have turned a blind eye to such attacks, they added.

They also expressed concern over the inaction of the law enforcement agencies as they could not arrest the Shibir cadres even after 24 hours of the incident.

Eminent journalist Obaidul Hoque, CPC President Abu Sufian, CUJ President Shahidul Alam, former president Anjan Kumar Sen, CPC General Secretary Kalim Sarwar, CPJA General Secretary Didarul Alam and Sammilita Abrity Jote leader Rashed Hasan spoke at the rally presided over by CPJA President Ali Abbas.