Dhaka, April 3 -- A female journalist of English daily New Age and her brother were assaulted after confronting a group of youths who had allegedly been following her near their home in the Banasree area of the capital on Wednesday.

After being informed of the matter, a police team went to the spot, Sub-inspector Anisur Rahman, duty officer of Rampur Police Station, told UNB.

He said no arrests were made yet.

The victim journalist Rafia Tamanana, an editorial assistant at New Age, described the incident in a post on her Facebook account

"Three to four youths emerged from the shop, followed me, and stood next to me. When my brother intervened, they assaulted him and began beating him," she said.

Rafia also said that she was attacked a...