Protest continues over death of journalist couple in Bangladesh
Bangladesh journalists to march towards PMs office
DHAKA – Journalists community in Bangladesh have announced a fresh spell of protest program including a march towards Prime Minister’s office on June 26 demanding arrest of the killers of journalist couple Meherun Rinu and Sagar Sarwar.
Both television journalists were murdered in their bedroom in a city apartment on February 11. But police have so far failed to detect the clue or arrest any one in this connection.
Under a pressure of movement by the journalist community, both the bodies were exhumed for a fresh test but the report was yet to be disclosed to the media or victims family .
The issue of the sensational double murder caused an embarrassment for the government since the Home Minister made an instant commitment to arrest the killers in 48 hours and the Prime Minister accused the journalists of destroying the evidences.
According to the program announced in a sit-in program staged in front of the home ministry on Tuesday (May 15), journalist community will submit a memorandum to the speaker of the national parliament on June 5 to press home their demand of arresting the killers of journalist couple Sagar-Runi.
Earlier on March 18, the newsmen announced the sit-in program before the home ministry from a grand rally demanding the arrest of the killers of the journalist couple by April 7.
Earlier in the day, major journalists’ organizations of the country staged a sit-in program in front of the secretariat demanding arrest of the killers of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi and trial for the earlier killings of newsmen.
The journalists under the banner of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists, National Press Club, Dhaka Reporters Unity and Dhaka Union of Journalists took position in front of the gate No. 1 of the secretariat from Tuesday morning to press home their demands.
Earlier, the demonstrating journalists gathered in front of The National Press Club at about 11am and staged a human chain and short rally.
Later, police barred the newsmen by putting barbed wire fencing when they set off from the Press Club with a procession towards Central Secretariat, the next door block that houses different ministries of the government. http://rusbank.net/