Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 5 Num 677 Tue. April 25, 2006  
   
Metropolitan


Police action on women pickets protested


Bangladesh Mohila Parishad formed a human chain in front of the High Court in the city yesterday protesting police battering on women picketers on the streets during hartal hours.

They also demanded immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of those responsible for the excess.

Women have the right to protest in the streets and this right should not be denied in the name of maintaining law and order, they said.

They also demanded the government steps to make the police force more efficient in combating anti-criminal activities.