IGP suggests BD bloggers not to \\\'cross the line\\\'

Two days after the murder of Niladri Chatterjee Niloy, the inspector general of police (IGP) has advised the bloggers not to write blogs that may hurt religious sentiments.

AKM Shahidul Hoque’s call comes at a time when police are drawing harsh criticisms over their failure to solve the cases of killings of four bloggers in six months this year.

 At a press briefing at the Police Headquarters Sunday, he also suggested notifying police if anyone’s blog was found to be offensive to religions. “There will always be free thinkers. I have enough respect for them. But we need to remember that hurting religious sentiments is a crime according to our law. “Any offender of religious beliefs may get the highest punishment of 14 years (in jail). But killing someone for that offence is never acceptable,” said Hoque. He said if anyone was sued for hurting religious feelings, that person would be brought to justice. “Those who are free thinkers and writers, I will request them, please make sure that we don’t cross the line. Anything that may hurt anyone’s religious sentiments or beliefs should not be written,” he added, according to a news agency.----Aminul