Dhaka, March 15 -- Police have charged batons on journalists when they were covering the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections at the premises of the apex court on Wednesday.

The journalists were taking photos and videos of police action during a clash between pro-Awami League and pro-BNP lawyers over the elections.

Jabed Akter, reporter of ATN News; Ibrahim Hossain, cameraperson of Boishakhi TV; Abdullah Al Maruf, multimedia reporter of Manabjamin; Humayun Kabir, cameraperson of ATN Bangla; Solaiman Swapan, cameraman of Somoy TV; Mehedi Hasan, cameraman of DBC; Fazlul Haque, reporter of Jago News and SM Nur Mohammad, reporter of Ajker Patrika were among the injured.

Of them, Jabed Akter was taken to Dhaka Medical College and ...