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Bangladesh Editors’ Council Condemns Attack on Journalists in Dhaka

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Dhaka, June 26 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Editors’ Council has strongly condemned the attack on journalists in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area, calling for a swift, impartial, and credible investigation into the incident, local media reported.The remarks came after workers of the radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami allegedly attacked several journalists in the Dhanmondi 32 area on June 23, accusing them of being aides of the Awami League.The attack left Jamuna Television Senior Reporter Rabbi Siddiqui an…