Hefajat asks female journos not to cover

Hefajat-e Islam has requested female journalists not to cover its April 27 rally in Jessore.
Leaders of the Islamist group made the call at a press conference in Jessore Press Club yesterday morning.
Earlier on April 6, Hefajat supporters assaulted ETV journalist Nadia Sharmin while she was covering its Motijheel rally in the capital.
The April 27 rally is to be held at Eidgah Maidan in Jessore city to press home the Islamist group's 13-point demand.
People from Jessore, Magura, Narail and Jhenidah will join the rally where Hefajat Secretary General Maulana Junaed Ahmad will be present, Hefajat leaders told the press conference.
Maulana Anwarul Karim Jessori, Maulana Abdul Mannan, Rafiqul Islam, Harun-or-Rashid were present at the conference.