Journalists attacked during anti-drug drive in Suhrawardy Udyan

Journalists have been attacked during an anti-drug drive by law enforcement agencies in the capital’s Suhrawardy Udyan. Journalists have alleged that several journalists, including a multimedia reporter from BanglaNews, were lathi-charged while they were covering the drive on Monday (February 23) night.
They said that the police did not pay any attention to them despite repeatedly identifying themselves. However, police said that the journalists may have been attacked unintentionally due to the darkness. In the same drive, police arrested a Dhaka University student. The arrested student is accused of possessing drug paraphernalia and attacking a police officer on duty with a knife.