The demonstrating journalists believe the first and foremost task of the new Home Minister should be to bring the killers of their colleagues Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi to justice.
Several platforms of protesting journalists voiced the demand from Sunday's rally in front of the ATN Bangla office at Karwan Bazar.
Former President of Bangladesh Federal Journalists Union Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul said the "first assignment" of new home and information ministers should be to nab the killers of the journalist couple.
Maasranga TV's News Editor Sagar and ATN Bangla's senior reporter Runi were found murdered at their rented West Rajabazar apartment on Feb 11.
They also demanded detention of ATN Bangla chairman Mahfuzur Rahman for his derogatory comments made during a talk show in London over the personal lives of the slain couple.
Mahfuz had claimed that the journalist couple was "victim of extra-marital affairs".
The journalists had demanded Mahfuz's detention at a programme and journalists of ATN Bangla and members of the protesting platforms scuffled over the issue later.
The platforms threw out several ATN Bangla newsmen following the incident. Several months later, Mahfuz moved the court for an order to ban Sunday's scheduled agitation.
On Sep 11, the journalists' platforms demanded withdrawal of the case and unconditional apology from Mahfuz. They had also announced a siege to the ATN Bangla office.
Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir has replaced Shahara Khatun as the new Home Minister during the fourth Cabinet reshuffle.
Enemy of Media
Bulbul urged the new home and information ministers to find out those trying to take advantage by waging a media war".
President of a faction of BFUJ Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury said the journalists were demonstrating to safeguard democracy and added that Mahfuzur Rahman was one of those few who had "betrayed the movement".
He went on to brand the ATN chief is an "enemy of the media" and said Mahfuzur will be dragged out of ATN Bangla and ATN News.
The journalist leader said they will announce programmes from the Sep 26 rally against those who had betrayed the demonstrating journalists and participated in programmes and talk shows on the two channels.
One of the former presidents of the National Press Club and also Secretary General of a BFUJ faction Shawkat Mahmud said, indicating the ATN Bangla chief, killers of Sagar and Runi were probably at Karwan Bazar.
"Though we are not certain about the killers' identities, we have heard them talk," he said referring to Mahfuz's remarks during a London talk show.
"The murderers have said that Sagar and Runi were victim of an extra-marital affair and that booze parties took place at their house," he added.
Addressing the ATN chief, Dhaka Reporters Unity President Shakhawat Hossain Badhsah said Mahfuz will have to end the controversy which he had created.
The demonstration which commenced at 11:15am ended at 2pm.
The journalist leaders had given authorities until Sep 25 to nab the killers and warned of tougher agitations from its pre-announced Sep 26 rally in front of the National Press Club.
Several platforms of protesting journalists voiced the demand from Sunday's rally in front of the ATN Bangla office at Karwan Bazar.
Former President of Bangladesh Federal Journalists Union Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul said the "first assignment" of new home and information ministers should be to nab the killers of the journalist couple.
Maasranga TV's News Editor Sagar and ATN Bangla's senior reporter Runi were found murdered at their rented West Rajabazar apartment on Feb 11.
They also demanded detention of ATN Bangla chairman Mahfuzur Rahman for his derogatory comments made during a talk show in London over the personal lives of the slain couple.
Mahfuz had claimed that the journalist couple was "victim of extra-marital affairs".
The journalists had demanded Mahfuz's detention at a programme and journalists of ATN Bangla and members of the protesting platforms scuffled over the issue later.
The platforms threw out several ATN Bangla newsmen following the incident. Several months later, Mahfuz moved the court for an order to ban Sunday's scheduled agitation.
On Sep 11, the journalists' platforms demanded withdrawal of the case and unconditional apology from Mahfuz. They had also announced a siege to the ATN Bangla office.
Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir has replaced Shahara Khatun as the new Home Minister during the fourth Cabinet reshuffle.
Enemy of Media
Bulbul urged the new home and information ministers to find out those trying to take advantage by waging a media war".
President of a faction of BFUJ Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury said the journalists were demonstrating to safeguard democracy and added that Mahfuzur Rahman was one of those few who had "betrayed the movement".
He went on to brand the ATN chief is an "enemy of the media" and said Mahfuzur will be dragged out of ATN Bangla and ATN News.
The journalist leader said they will announce programmes from the Sep 26 rally against those who had betrayed the demonstrating journalists and participated in programmes and talk shows on the two channels.
One of the former presidents of the National Press Club and also Secretary General of a BFUJ faction Shawkat Mahmud said, indicating the ATN Bangla chief, killers of Sagar and Runi were probably at Karwan Bazar.
"Though we are not certain about the killers' identities, we have heard them talk," he said referring to Mahfuz's remarks during a London talk show.
"The murderers have said that Sagar and Runi were victim of an extra-marital affair and that booze parties took place at their house," he added.
Addressing the ATN chief, Dhaka Reporters Unity President Shakhawat Hossain Badhsah said Mahfuz will have to end the controversy which he had created.
The demonstration which commenced at 11:15am ended at 2pm.
The journalist leaders had given authorities until Sep 25 to nab the killers and warned of tougher agitations from its pre-announced Sep 26 rally in front of the National Press Club.
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