Miscreants vandalize a Jumuna TV vehicle in Nawabganj on Tuesday night Dhaka TribuneReporters from a TV channel and a newspaper, were attacked at the hotel they are staying inMiscreants attacked journalists and vandalized a local hotel and several media vehicles in Nawabganj on Tuesday night. The incident took place around 10pm at when at least 40 journalists of Jamuna TV and the daily Jugantor came under attack and 16 media vehicles were vandalized. Journalists staying at the Shamim Guest House in Nawabganj barred themselves in for about an hour while the attackers went on a rampage. Sushanta Sinha, special correspondent of Jamuna Television said: “Around 30-35 men attacked our hotel. If media workers are attacked like this, then where is the security for ordinary voters?”A vandalized car of Jugantor newspaper Dhaka TribuneIn a Facebook post, Sushanta wrote that 10 journalists were injured.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 24, 2018 20:15 UTC