Kishoreganj’s Natun Jailkhana area is right beside the busy Kishoreganj-Netrakona-Mymensingh highway. Hundreds of people reside in this place, and the highway is the entry point to Kishoreganj. Long-route buses going to Dhaka, Sylhet, Cumilla and Chattogram ply the road on a regular basis.
BIJF condemns journalist Rozina s arrest, harassment
News Desk | banglanews24.com
Bangladesh ICT Journalist Forum (BIJF) demanded immediate release of Prothom Alo Senior Correspondent Rozina Islam and punishment of those who assaulted and harassed her at the Secretariat.
In a joint statement issued on Tuesday, BIJF President BIJF President Mojahedul Islam and general secretary Hasan Zakir also expressed deep concern over the harassment and arrest of Rozina Islam.
Terming the incident as unexpected and extremely disgraceful, they said freedom of the press was curtailed by detaining, harassing and handing her over to police.
According to the BIJF, the image of the government has also been tarnished through the incident.