Various media outlets have been attacked in several places in the capital while performing their professional duties in the ongoing movement of the students. They were targeted at both the protesters and the opposition. In Jigatal, attacks on US journalist Associate Press (AP) photojournalist AM Ahad came in Jigat. At the same time, a vehicle of private television citizen TV was vandalized. Apart from this, obstacles and attacks in Uttara, Banani, Science Lab, LabAid, Shahbagh and Rampura areas also resulted in the incidents of attack on journalists. The journalists complained that police was present during the attack on them, but they did not play any role. Even the attackers did not try to stop.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Ramna Division's Deputy Commissioner (DC) Maruf Hossain Sardar told reporters, who are trying to find out who the attackers are. It would have been possible to arrest them if they provided information during the attack. If there is any wrongdoing, police will be examined to prevent the attacks and if there is evidence, departmental action will be taken.
Witnesses said the students of Dhaka University and BUET in the streets protested against the attacks on protesters at around 1pm on Saturday. After some time, leaders of the Dhaka University BCL activists came out with helmets and sticks and chased them. At the time the journalists prevented them from taking pictures when they stopped. During a professional duty in Jigatal, a group of helmets assaulted RAB, assailant with stick, and photographer Ahad, the AP photojournalist His mobile phones and cameras were also snatched away. After that, the colleagues took him to the adjacent LabAid hospital. The duty doctors said Ahad suffered serious injuries on his head. There were a few stitches on his head.
At least five photographer including photojournalist Ahmed Dipta, Janakantha photojournalist Jawad and UNB photojournalist Palash, who were injured in the attack in the science-lab area, were at least five photojournalists. Apart from this, attacks on several media workers including countrywide, BanglaVision and LabAid are also being attacked. During this time, photographs and footage were removed by snatching their cameras. There were allegations that protesting students in the Uttara areas prevented the movement of journalists' movements. Some journalists went to the Uttara House Building on the footover bridge and a group of students came forward towards them. Later, another team student came down from the overbridge of the journalists. Concerned students who took positions in Banani, also stopped the journalists from taking photographs. Photographer of an online portal, an online portal, was attacked when the Awami League and protesters took photographs of a chase and counter-attacker before Rampura East West University. At this time some angry students were seen to beat him.
Earlier on Saturday, there were allegations that four journalists of English daily The Daily Star were attacked in Science Lab area. One of the women photojournalist was also assaulted. Apart from this, the media workers in different places became angry when they were to perform their duties as journalists. Even the protesters harassed them in many ways.
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