{"id":31720,"date":"2025-12-22T12:06:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T12:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebangladeshtoday.com\/?p=31720"},"modified":"2025-12-22T12:06:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T12:06:03","slug":"prothom-alo-daily-star-editors-given-armed-protection-jahangir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebangladeshtoday.com\/?p=31720","title":{"rendered":"Prothom Alo, Daily Star editors given armed protection: Jahangir"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md\u00a0Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that the editors of the Prothom Alo and The\u00a0Daily Star have been given gunmen for their protection.<br>\u00a0<br>\"Gunmen have been given to protect the editors of the two national dailies,\u00a0while security at their residences has also been strengthened,\" he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Home Adviser made the remarks today while briefing reporters today after\u00a0the 18th meeting of the Advisory Council Committee on Law and Order and on\u00a0security preparations for the Jagannath University Central Students' Union\u00a0(JnUCSU) polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also said that 17 people have been arrested in connection with the\u00a0Thursday's attack on the offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star\u00a0newspapers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emphasizing the government's stance, Chowdhury said the authorities are fully\u00a0committed to ensuring public safety and maintaining law and order across the\u00a0country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md\u00a0Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that the editors of the Prothom Alo and The\u00a0Daily Star have been given gunmen for their protection.\u00a0\"Gunmen have been given to protect the editors of the two national dailies,\u00a0while security at their residences has also been strengthened,\" he said. 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