Dhaka,June 26(bdnews24.com)- Former journalists of the daily Jai Jai Din filed a fraud case against the HRC Group and ten employees of the paper with the Tejgaon Industrial Area Police Station for not clearing their arrears in time.
Shahabuddin Azad, sub-inspector of the police station, recorded the case but told the journalists that it not properly done.
Sub-inspector Azad told the bdnews24.com that they were informed of the defects in their complaint. But they left the station saying that the complaint was brought to its notice. They would subsequently file the case with the court, the complainants told the sub-inspector.
Former Jai Jai Din journalist Altab Hossain (now in Samakal) told bdnews24.com that, despite the announcement of the management that they would pay their dues on Saturday, they did not do so. As a result, they lodged the case with the station.
Those who were accused in the case are Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury, owner of the paper, acting editor Kazi Rokanuddin, publisher Abul Hossain Al-Faruque, Kabiruddin, DGM, administration, senior GM Syed Abu Taleb, HRC group administration incharge Golam Faruque Alam, acting chief reporter Shakhawat Hossain, news editor Arun Dey, administration department executive Delwar Hossain and senior accounts assistant Nurul Huq.
Altab Hossain said publisher Abul Hasan Al-Faruque announced that cheques would be delivered at 3pm on Saturday. When the journalists went to the paper office to collect their cheques, the management, with the help of the police, obstructed their entry into the office.
Later, the journalists met DGM Kabiruddin and GM Abu Taleb. They told them that they did not get any instruction from the head office about their dues.
The aggrieved journalists also wanted intervention of the prime minister and the information minister to resolve the issue.
Besides, the former employees announced a sit-in programme in front of the National Press Club at 11 am on Monday.
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