Dhaka, Jan 25 (V7N) —Journalists, officials and employees of the Bangla newspaper "Bhorer Kagoj" staged protests in front of its office at Malibagh in the capital on Saturday, demanding an explanation from its management for its sudden closure and the settlement of their dues.
Carrying handwritten placards and raising slogans, the protesters expressed their frustration over the decision to shut down the newspaper.
During the demonstration, the journalists spoke out against the management’s action and alleged financial irregularities.
Chief Reporter of the daily, Khandaker Kawsar Hossain said: “After the editor was arrested, Arun Kumar Sarkar, the resident director of Saber Hossain Chowdhury’s business establishment, assumed the role of executive editor. He and the owners assured us that we would receive everything we are entitled to, but now they have stopped communicating with us.”
Describing the closure as unacceptable, he added: “The organization has been shut down due to the corruption of the head of the financial department and administration.”
The protesters called for the immediate reopening of the newspaper or clearing their dues as per the Eighth Wage Board.
A notice regarding the closure of the daily, launched on February 15, 1992, was hung on its Malibagh office main gate on Monday.
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