Newsman assaulted

By Bdnews, Keraniganj
13 January 2006, 18:00 PM
A gang of hoodlums beat up a journalist in Keraniganj on Thursday night for publishing a report on a rape incident where he allegedly mentioned the name of an accused involved in the incident.

Md Abdul Hye of the Dainik Alor Jagat was admitted to Mitford Hospital in Dhaka in a critical condition.

Police said a gang of criminals attacked and beat him with iron rods as he published the name of a person accused of rape.

A case has been filed with Keraniganj Police Station.