Journalist bodies concerned at harassment of newsmen

The journalist associations have expressed deep concern over harassment of journalists by the law enforcement agencies during curfew hours yesterday and on Wednesday night.
In separate statements yesterday, the leaders of the associations requested the authorities concerned to take appropriate steps so that no journalists are subjected to any harassment in discharging their professional duties.
Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ), Dhaka Reporters' Unity (DRU), Crime Reporters' Association of Bangladesh (Crab) and Commonwealth Journalists Association, Bangladesh (CJA,B) issued identical statements to draw immediate attention of the authorities concerned to the plight of the journalists.