Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- The Bangladesh Secretariat Reporters Forum (BSRF) has demanded the withdrawal of a general diary (GD) filed against senior Nayadiganta reporter Shamsul Islam, calling it "baseless and harassing."

Former Deputy Commissioner of Netrokona and current Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Banani Biswas, filed the GD at Ramna Model Police Station on November 5 over the publication of news.

BSRF President Masudul Hoque and General Secretary Ubaidullah Badal, speaking on Thursday, urged the authorities to immediately withdraw the GD, saying Shamsul Islam has long been serving professionally in the country's leading media outlets.

They termed the allegations in the GD as motivated, baseless, and an interf...