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Transport workers assault Star man

By Staff Correspondent
Transport workers at a ferry ghat near Dhaka severely beat up a private taxi driver and a Dally Star pliotographer on Friday and held up traffic for gver an hour.
ATX M Mohsin. the Stars #chief photographer, was seriously manhandled by the transport workers, after he tried to take a photo of an incident al the Kuchtamara ferry ghat in Sirajdikhanl upuzila of Munshlganj on the river Dhaleshwart
Mohsin, after having been beaten to the ground, had his camera snatched by the gang who appeared to have weapons concealed under their clothes.
According to Mohsin, a high speed passenger-laden bus nearly collided with a private taxi while trying to jump the queue at the ghat In an effort to board the ferry ahead of those waiting patiently tn line. The taxi driver, obviously Ignorant of the dangers that lurked at these ghats, got out of his car and protested to the bus
rage of abuse.
"At that point, dozens of transport workers came charging in. and started beating the taxi driver mercilessly. They pulled out pieces of glass from the bus windows and attacked the unfortunate taxi driver, leaving him bloodied and pleading for mercy.” Mohsin said after returning to Dhaka.
As part of his professional duty. Mohsin tried to take a few snaps of the ugly scene unfolding before him. only to be set upon by the workers hlm-MiL
He managed to attract the attention of some policemen who were at the ghat on special duty at the Lime (State Minister for Health. Abdul Hye. was in the vicinity). The police arrested one of the workers and retrieved Mohsin's cam-cni. but the arrest triggered an hour-long blockade of the ghat by the transport workers.’ causing a serious log-jam of traffic at Kuchiamara and at Baghapur In Keraniganj upazila on the other side of the river.
"There is no security at these ghats. You never see any policemen on duty at these places which have become dens of thugs and extortionists posing as transport and ghat workers. People who travel through these ghats are completely at the mercy of these ihastans who are organised and armed. Ordinary people are loo afraid to protest, as there is never any police there to protect the public". Mohsin said.
Both Mohsin and the badly -injured taxi driver filed cases against the arrested man.
The Superintendent of Police (SP) of Munshiganj. Farook Ahmed Chowdhury, told Mohsin that he had only 20 policemen at his disposal to deploy in Sirajdikhani upazila.
"Is is not possible for me to provide security at ferry ghats as these 20 have to patrol the entire upazila. I can only think about the ghats if the higher authorities provide me with sufficient manpower." the SP told Mohsin.
The blockade ended after the police, under pressure from the stranded public, removed ail the vehicles which were left parked sideways by the angry workers on the narrow lane leading to the jetty.