Journalist leaders demand unconditional release Rozina Islam

Leaders of the journalist community have demanded unconditional release of Prothom Alo’s senior reporter Rozina Islam. They also demanded withdrawal of case filed against her.

They raised the demand while speaking at a protest meeting organised by the Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) in capital Dhaka on Thursday.

ERF president Sharmeen Rinvy presided over the meeting conducted by general secretary SM Rashidul Islam.

Speakers at the meeting said journalists do not steal documents; rather they collect information to publish news for the welfare of people and the country.

They said Rozina Islam, also a senior member of the ERF, was tortured and harassed only to convey a message to journalists so that they refrain from reporting about irregularities in the health ministry.