Journalist assaulted

A journalist was injured in an attack by criminals at Station Road in the district town on Friday night. Belal Hossain, 46, of Purbo Thanapara in the town, is district correspondent of Desh TV and the daily Bhorer Kagoj. The gang stormed into Belal's office at around 8:30pm and beat him up mercilessly for covering a report on drug peddling, leaving him critically injured, said Jamir Uddin, officer in-charge of Sadar police station. He was rushed to Lalmonirhat Sadar Hospital. Police superintendent visited the hospital, said the OC.