Three journalists were seriously injured by some miscreants on Saturday while collecting news on upcoming UP elections in Thakurgaon. The injured journalists are Tanvir Hossain Tanu, district correspondent of Independent television, Mainuddin Talukdar Himel, correspondent for RisingBD website, and Sohel Rana, correspondent of NewsBangla24 and Doinik Bhorer Akash. According to witnesses, ahead of the Senua Union Parishad set to be held on February 7, candidate Motiur Rahman was conducting his election campaign in Molankhur Mandalpara. Also read: Pre-poll violence: 1 killed, 12 hurt in Jamalpur At one point some supporters of his rival candidate attacked the campaigners with arms and as the journalists went to take photos, the miscreants beat them up. The journalists said their cameras, mobile phones were broken and moneybags were snatched during the attack. Locals and other journalists rescued the three journalists and admitted them to Thakurgaon General Hospital. Also read: Pre-poll violence leaves 3 injured in Ctg Rakibul Alam Chayan, Resident Medical Officer of the hospital, said the injured received primary medications and further treatments will be provided after examining their physical condition.  

A local journalist has been assaulted by some Hefazat e Islam supporters ‘for not apologising’ to Hefazat-e-Islam leader Mamunul Haque. Victim Habibur Rahman works as Sonargaon correspondent for a private television channel who covered the Saturday’s incident in Sonargaon. Habibur was admitted for treatment at Sonargaon Upazila Health Complex.  Also read: Hefazat's Mamunul detained with woman from resort On Saturday, Hefazat’s general joint secretary Mamunul Haque was confined by the locals to a resort room at Sonargaon with a woman he claimed to be his second wife. Meanwhile, some local journalists shared Facebook lives from the scene interviewing Mamunul Hauque. An accusation was raised by the Hefazat supporters that journalist Habibur harassed Mamunul. As the accusation got viral in social media, Hefazat workers threatened to beat him. On Monday Habibur was visiting his Vatir chor village home in Sonmandi union where local Hefazat men attacked him. Habibur’s brother Mofajjol Hossain said Hefazat’s supporters attacked their house at night and dragged Habibur out of his home. They asked Habibur to apologize to Mamunul Haque through a video on social media but he refused, said Mofajjol. The recorded video shows Hefazat's men assaulting Habibur and asking him to apologize. Later police came and rescued Habibur. Also read: Hathazari Hefazat-police clash: 2,500 accused in 7 cases  Sonargaon police station’s Officer-in-Charge Hafizur Rahman said Hafazat’s men attacked journalist Habibur and he filed a complaint in this connection on Tuesday. The case will be taken after consulting with the higher authority, OC Hafizur said.

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the killing of three women working for a local radio and TV station in eastern Afghanistan, the latest in a spike in targeted killings across the war-tor country. Dozens of people gathered Wednesday for the funerals of the three media workers.

Those who carried out attacks on some journalists during the elections to Dhaka city corporations will be brought to justice, said Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Mohammad Javed Patwari on Sunday.