Leaders and members of different journalist associations declared a 72-hour ultimatum to identify the attackers on the journalists during the students’ protest staging nine-point demand to ensure safe roads.
The declaration came from a human chain formed by the journalists in the capital’s Karwanbazar on Tuesday.
They slammed police inaction during the attacks, saying it encouraged goons to swoop on reporters, photographers and camerapersons of different newspapers and TV channels.
They threatened to wage tougher movement if the government failed to meet their demand.
Ujjal Zisan, an injured newsman of an online news portal ‘sarabangla.net’ said expressing his frustration that all groups want us to be beaten.
I, personally, faced the level of brutality, he added.
Another journalist attended the event alleged that authorities are not seen to take any visible step against the goons.
“We will not publish any news of the party linked to the attackers if they will not be brought under justice.”
A television journalist Depan Dewan also echoed the allegations and voiced the ultimatum of 72 hours to start the process to mark off the perpetrators.