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A female journalist of Baisakhi TV fired for not agreeing to a 'bad proposal'

Bajlur Rashid: Destiny Group owns Baisakhi TV. The TV channel is in a rough patch and has been occupied by several people for a long period of time. The fact is that the people in this possession misbehaved with the journalists working here at various times. The most complaints are against Ashok Chowdhury, Head of News of the Media, and chief news editor Saiful Islam._x000D_ _x000D_ This time, a female journalist on television has accused these two of having bad intentions. As far as not agreeing to their proposal, they have harassed her in various ways as well as fired her without notice._x000D_ _x000D_ The female worker claimed to Bangladesh Media Monitor that Ashok and Saiful had been making immoral proposals to her since joining the house As she did not agree with their proposal, at one point they started mental torture and disgrace._x000D_ _x000D_ Talking about the type of mental torture, the female journalist said that she had to go through a bad daily routine like a regular morning office, changing the desk and shifting it online, and abuse in unspeakable language._x000D_ _x000D_ Even after a year of torture, when they saw that this girl was not submitting, she was fired without notice. When the woman journalist asked the reason for her dismissal, she said Saiful Islam abused her in vulgar language._x000D_ _x000D_ This woman journalist claims that Ashok and Saiful regularly supply women in different places to get huge benefits. She thinks that there was such a plan for her too._x000D_ _x000D_ Although such accusations against Ashok and Saiful were raised earlier, no one dared to open up their voice as there was fear, insecurity, and so on. Because they have become mafia under the shade of journalism at the helm of this government._x000D_ _x000D_  _x000D_ _x000D_  
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