Hathazari Police yesterday apologised to Chittagong University Journalists Association (Cuja) for assaulting Dainik Purbodesh CU Correspondent Faruk Abdullah during a raid on the campus on September 16.
Md Ismail Hossain, officer-in-charge of Hathazari Model police station, said sorry to journalists while holding a meeting with Cuja members at the teachers club.
The OC said it was only a mistake nothing else. He also assured the journalists that this type of incident would not happen in the future.
Salah Uddin Chowdhury, inspector (investigation) of Hathazari police station, Inspector Abul Khayer, in-charge of CU police outpost, Cuja President Humayun Masud and its General Secretary Tasnim Hasan were present during the meeting. Faruk Abdullah was assaulted by Sub-Inspector Abdur Razzak during a raid at Allaol hall. He was then received treatment from university's medical centre.