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I’ve been wronged for my reports on health ministry: Rozina

By SAWM Team On May 20, 2021

This story first appeared in The Daily Star

Prothom Alo’s Senior Reporter Rozina Islam has said that she is being treated wrongfully.

She said this in presence of journalists while being taken to jail after a Dhaka court rejected a remand plea of police this morning.

“I’m being wronged for my reports on health ministry,” Rozina, escorted by police, said when one of the journalists asked if she has anything to say.

Law enforcers, while taking her away, were then heard saying that she is not allowed to talk to the media.

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#Free Rozina Islam

SAWM Team

South Asian Women in Media (SAWM) is a network of women media professionals in South Asia. SAWM works for freedom of press, increased participation of women in the media, a gender-sensitive work environment and a gender-equal outlook in the media. Launched in April 2008, SAWM’s central secretariat is in Lahore, Pakistan and the association has country chapters in eight members of SAARC. SAWM helps women working in media to network across borders, and with international rights organizations, to assert their rights and defend their interests.