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A local journalist was beaten and seriously injured in Gazipur on Wednesday afternoon, allegedly for protesting extortion from footpath vendors.
The attack took place in broad daylight in the city’s Sahapara area. The victim, Anwar Hossain, is the Gazipur correspondent of a national daily.
Eyewitnesses said a group of men beat him with bricks after he opposed illegal toll collection in the Railgate and Sahapara areas. Although police were nearby, they did not intervene during the assault, they added.
A video of the incident has gone viral on social media. Police later took the injured journalist to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital.
Gazipur Sadar Metro Police Station OC Mehedi Hasan said a case has been filed by the victim’s mother. An investigation is underway.