Kolkata:
“I have not tried to do anything like this… Bangladesh is my country too. You cannot behave like this with me…”, On Saturday night in Bangladesh, a senior female journalist Munni Saha was surrounded by a mob. People were accusing him of being a supporter of India. Some people even said that by doing wrong reporting she is helping Bangladesh to become a part of India. This incident tells what is the atmosphere against India in Bangladesh at present. Even if someone is criticizing the government there, he is considered a supporter of India.
Female journalist in ‘mob captivity’
When a mob surrounded journalist Munni Saha in Dhaka and accused her of spreading misinformation and “working to make Bangladesh a part of India”, she kept saying, “This is also my country.” But the mob Didn’t listen to him. It can be imagined what trauma the female journalist must have gone through during this period. Eventually a police team came and freed the female journalist from the ‘prison of the mob’. It was surprising to see that after this the Dhaka Police took Munni Saha into custody and took him to the police station.
Journalist Munni Saha arrested from Caravan Bazaar.
Munni Saha Arrest Channel 24 pic.twitter.com/xq7x0HHkzd—Md. Sohel Rana (@mdsohelrana7707) December 1, 2024
Female journalist Saha was wanted!
Bangladesh media has also raised this issue prominently. According to local newspaper reports, ‘Munni Saha was wanted in a case related to the death of a student during anti-reservation protests in the country, due to which former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had to step down.’ Police said that Munni Saha was rescued from Kawaran Bazaar area of ​​Dhaka, where a mob had surrounded him.
Had to face panic attack
Rezaul Karim Mallik, a senior official of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, told The Daily Star newspaper, “People handed Saha over to the police. He suffered a panic attack. Considering his health condition and the fact that he was a The woman is a journalist, she has been released. Saha has been asked to seek bail from the court and comply with police summons in future.”
Bangladesh journalist video went viral
The video of this incident is also going viral on social media, in which Saha is seen surrounded by the crowd. During this, a man is heard accusing him of misleading people regarding the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles insurgency, in which 57 people lost their lives. The person said, “You are making every possible effort to make this country a part of India. The blood of the students is on your hands. How can you, being a citizen of this country, harm this country?” To this Saha replied, “How have I caused any harm? This is my country too.”
The 55-year-old journalist is the former news head of Bengali channel ATN News. After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina administration, he and several other journalists were accused of crimes against humanity. Let us tell you that these days Hindu temples are being attacked continuously in Bangladesh.
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