Seven sent to jail for bid to occupy Barguna Press Club

Seven sent to jail for bid to occupy Barguna Press Club

Barguna, Mar 28 - A court here on Thursday sent seven people to jail in a case filed with the Speedy Trial Court over an attempt to occupy the Barguna Press Club.

Barguna Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Md Harun or Rashid sent them to jail after rejecting their bail pleas in the afternoon.

Advocate Golam Mostafa Quader stood for the plaintiff while Advocate AKM Shafiqul Islam Nesar stood for the defendants.

According to court sources, while most of the members of Barguna Press Club were on an annual tour to India, on February 19, a group with vested interest led by a local UP member Masud Talukder and so-called journalist Mushfiq Arif attacked and tried to occupy Barguna Press Club.

Seven journalists, including Barguna Press Club Acting President and NTV staff reporter Sohel Hafeez, Jamuna Television reporter Ferdous Khan Imon and Somoy Television reporter Saiful Islam Miraj were injured in the incident.

Barguna Press Club authorities filed the case naming 17 people and accusing 50 more unnamed people.

The accused who were denied bail are: Mushfiqur Islam (Mushfiq Arif), son of late Nazrul Sharif of Kazi Nazrul Islam Road, Barguna town, Md. Harun or Rashid Rinku, son of Hamid Mollah of Banshtala Nasnapara village, Patharghata upazila, Sagir Hossain, son of late Abdul Hossain Howlader of Khajurtala village, Barguna Sadar and Shajnuz Sharif, son of Pintu Sharif of Pajrabhanga village, Barguna Sadar.

Barguna Press Club General Secretary Jafor Hossain Howlader said 13 days after the attack on Barguna Press Club, the first accused in the case Masud Talukder died of heart attack.-UNB