Senior Supreme Court lawyer and BNP Chairperson's advisory council member Advocate Fazlur Rahman on Monday alleged that a quarter, both from within Bangladesh and abroad, is threatening to 'slaughter' him, reports UNB.
"The mobsters are threatening to kill me. They have gathered outside my rented house in Shegunbagicha...the people of Bangladesh should know that my life is in great danger," he said. Fazlur made the remarks while speaking to reporters at the Law Reporters' Forum office in the Supreme Court's annex building, a day after receiving a show-cause notice from the BNP over his recent remarks about last year's mass uprising.
Fazlur said he loves the country, the Liberation War and its people, especially the residents of his constituency in Itna, Mithamoin and Austagram, who, he claimed, have been deeply shaken by recent incidents involving him. The lawyer explained that, as a citizen of Bangladesh, he has the constitutional right to live and urged the media to help ensure his safety.
Asked who was behind the mob, Fazlur said he did not know. "They are just kids, and they've been there since 07:00 am. I've heard they belong to a student organisation, but it's not the student wing of my party."
Fazlur said there were about 7 to 9 people who gathered in front of his house.
"They were shouting things like, 'Arrest Fazlu Pagla, don't let Fazlu Pagla live, kill Fazlu Pagla,' and so on. These people are calling me 'Fazlu Pagla,' a name first given to me by Jamaat-e-Islami, the anti-liberation party. Now, some young people are repeating those words," he observed.
The BNP leader said while it was fine for them to call him mad, he didn't see himself that way. "After fighting in the Liberation War, being treated like this by the younger generation, who even want to kill me, is deeply upsetting."
