Attack on journalists
Once again the media men found them helpless victims of ruthless and unjustified police torture at the Chittagong Stadium. It is highly deplorable and despicable. It is unthinkable that the police, people supposed to uphold law and order in the country, pounced upon journalists...and that too in front of a cricket team like Australia! This will surely help in further degrading our negative image abroad.
When I saw that picture of veteran journalist Jahirul Haque being assaulted by policemen, I felt nothing but red-hot anger burning inside me. How dare people supposed to uphold law attack a senior person like that? What kind of example are they setting? Why are the government and police so biased against the media, a light shining in the darkness and our only hope of neutral news?
Time and again journalists have been victims of such torture, and even murder. It cannot be accepted anymore. The accused should be punished to set an example to the nation. In this way we can be sure of the government's sincerity on this matter.
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