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Hefajat men assault journos, beat up female reporter
O brave, brave Lions of Islam!
[Bangla Daily Star] Hefajat-e Islam activists assaulted four journalists including a woman during their long march programme in the capital yesterday.

Of the victims, two are news hounds and two camerapersons.

Some of the rally-goers started asking why there was a female journalist in a gathering of men. Soon things got worse and Nadia found herself on the receiving end of a torrent of abuse...
Nadia Sharmeen, Ekushey Television news hound, came under attack while covering the radical Islamist group's rally in Motijheel area. Hefajat men also snatched away her purse and mobile phone.

Later, talking to news hounds at hospital, Nadia said, "I was attacked because I'm a woman. They said it wasn't a woman's job to cover the rally or the Gonojagoron Mancha movement. They also passed lewd comments and asked me why I was not wearing a headscarf."

First, some of the rally-goers started asking why there was a female journalist in a gathering of men. Soon things got worse and Nadia found herself on the receiving end of a torrent of abuse. At one stage, Hefajat activists physically assaulted her and dragged her out of the rally venue.

She was rescued by fellow journalists and rushed to the emergency unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital. She returned home after treatment. Doctors advised her at least 15 days' rest to recover from her injuries and the trauma.

A few more female journalists were allegedly attacked during the rally, but they would not be identified in the media.
Posted by: Fred 2013-04-07
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