Journalists boycotted a press conference of National Citizen Party leaders Akhter Hossen and Tasnim Jara at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday morning, accusing NCP activists of misbehaving with them. In protest, journalists walked out of the press conference that was scheduled to be addressed by NCP member secretary Akhter Hossen and senior joint member secretary Tasnim Jara. The NCP media wing later issued a statement describing the incident as "sad and regrettable". "Akhter Hossen and two other party leaders have already expressed regret to the affected journalists. Videos of the altercation, now circulating widely on social media, show journalists demanding disciplinary action against the NCP activists involved.