Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- An incident of assault on journalists occurred at the BNP Chairperson's Gulshan office on Sunday afternoon around 4:30 pm, while interviews of nomination aspirants from the Sylhet division were underway.

Jahidul Islam, a reporter for Amar Desh, said he had been at the Chairperson's office since morning. Around4:30 pm, when he tried to enter and speak with nomination seekers, several individuals attacked him amid the commotion.

Jahidul Islam said, "I was recording video footage when suddenly 3-4 people dragged me away. They broke my mobile phone, snatched my press card, and assaulted me. I told them that if filming was not allowed, I would delete the footage, but without listening, they beat me and forced me out of the ...