Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has formed a three-member committee to investigate an unexpected attack on a journalist during an anti-fascism protest organized by the party’s Dhanmondi zone under its Dhaka South unit. The announcement came through a statement issued on Tuesday by Dr. Shafiqul Islam Masud, a central executive council member and secretary of Dhaka South Jamaat. He expressed regret over the incident and reaffirmed the party’s respect for independent journalism and commitment to journalists’ safety.

According to the statement, the committee is headed by Professor Nurunnabi Manik, director of the Dhanmondi zone and member of the metropolitan working council. The committee has been instructed to submit its investigation report by the next day. Dr. Masud said that if any Jamaat member is found involved, organizational action will be taken based on specific allegations. Video footage is being reviewed to identify the attackers.

Meanwhile, Dhaka South Jamaat’s assistant publicity secretary, Abdus Sattar Suman, was sent to check on the injured journalist, Mahfuzur Rahman Shishir, and conveyed the organization’s regret while urging journalists to remain patient.