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BANGLADESH: Police assault Rajshahi journo Police assistant commissioner witnesses beating, says action will be taken against those responsible for assault on journalist The Daily Star Wednesday, February 4, 2009 Rajshahi --- Members of the Detective Branch (DB) of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) assaulted an on-duty journalist at Ganakpara in the city yesterday. M Masud, a reporter of the local daily Raj Barta, was beaten up mercilessly when he was collecting information after raid of the DB men at a city hotel at noon. A policeman asked Masud's identity and as soon as he was identified as a journalist they started beating him. Mahfuzur Rahman, assistant commissioner of the DB at RMP, was present on the spot. When Masud's colleagues and locals came forward protesting the beating, the policemen left the scene. Mahfuzur Rahman told reporters that the constables who were unaware about journalists assaulted Masud. "We are taking action against the responsible persons." Preparation for filing a general diary was on when this report was filed yesterday. Date Posted: 2/4/2009
