A two-hour long human chain blocked the road in protest against the extortion case against three journalists of Gaibandha

Daily Bijoy News Gaibandha Correspondent:

In Gaibandha, human chain and road blockade program was held to protest against the extortion case against three journalists. Journalists working in the district held a two-hour human chain program in front of Asaduzzaman School and College (on DB Road) on Monday (June 3) at noon. After the human chain, the media workers blocked the road for an hour at a traffic junction of the city. At this time, they took a position lying on the street. This caused traffic jams on both sides of the road. Program includes Gaibandhar Phulchari, Sadullapur, Journalist leaders of Palashbari, Saghata Press Club and media workers of various print and electronic media of the district were present.

Gaibandha district representative of Daily Zayedin newspaper Shafiul Islam in the chair, Mehdi Babur, district representative of Daily Navjiban newspaper, spoke at the beginning of the human chain, highlighting the incident, Daily Janata and Anand TV's Gaibandha district representative Milan Khandkar, Daily Barta Bazar district representative Suman Mia and Daily Nagrik Bhavnar district spoke at the beginning of the human chain. Representative Rion Islam Rocky.

Later, among others, Amitabh Das Himun, Gaibandha representative of daily Kalerkanth, Rejaun Nabi Raju, executive editor of weekly Prakita, Idrisuzzaman Mana, Gaibandha district representative of ATN Bangla, Atiqur Rahman Atik, Gaibandha district representative of Daily Banik Barta, Sarkar Md Shahiduzzaman, Gaibandha district representative of Bangladesh News Agency, spoke among others. Khaled Hossain, staff reporter of Asian TV, Rajatkanti Burman, acting editor of local weekly Current Answers, Gaibandha District Representative of Daily Dhaka Times Javed Hossain, Gaibandha District Representative of Kairan Alor Qaiser Rahman Rommel, Gaibandha District Representative of Dhaka Post Ripon Akand, Riktu Prasad of DBC News, Feroz Kabir Milan, Gaibandha District Representative of Banglavision, Anwar Al Shamim of Citizen TV, Roshan Habib Jummon of Manavzamin Mukul Masood of Daily News, Asian TV District Representative Suman Mondal, Rabiul Islam of Ek Takkar Khabar, Robin Sen of Daily Bangladesh Samachar, Lalchan Biswas Suman of Daily Bhorer and many others.

At this time, the speakers demanded immediate withdrawal of the harassment false case. At the same time, he called on the police to submit an impartial investigation report. It is to be noted that for two long years, an organized gang including Jahangir, Rana, Saiful, Milton, the sand traders of the area had been extracting sand from the river in Kamarjani of Gaibandha Sadar Upazila. The incident was reported in various local and national dailies including Anand TV on February 17.Then, on behalf of the district administration, on February 25, Kamarjani Union Bhumi assistant officer Khandkar Azizur filed a case against the sand traders at Gaibandha Sadar police station.

Daily Bijoy News / Sajadur Rahman Saju