Dhaka, Jul 14 Journalists have decided to boycott the founding anniversary programme of private TV channel ATN Bangla scheduled to be held on Sunday.
The decision was taken as a protest to the objectionable remarks of the TV station's Chairman Mahfuzur Rahman about the murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi, and journalist leaders, President of a faction of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) Ruhul Amin Gazi told bdnews24.com on Saturday.
He said the decision was taken at a joint meeting of the journalist organisations including BFUJ, Dhaka Union of Journalists, Dhaka Reporters' Unity and National Press Club.
"We have jointly decided not to attend ATN Bangla's founding anniversary function on Sunday," Gazi said after the meeting.
"The meeting also urged the civil society members not to greet Mahfuzur Rahman with flowers."
The meeting held at the conference room at the capital's National Press Club also urged all journalists to attend the human-chain programme to be held in front of the club on Jul 17.
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