Outlawed group issues death threat to five newsmen in Jhenidah
Saturday, 25 August 2007
JHENIDAH, Aug 24 (UNB): Outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (ML-Janajuddha) has threatened to kill five journalists in Shailakupa Upazila of the district.
The five newsmen who received death threat were identified as Bimal Kumar Saha, district correspondent of Daily Ittefaq, Akmal Hossain, Shailakupa Upazila correspondent of Manabj-amin, Abdur Rahman Milton, Shailakupa correspondent of Bhorer Kagoj, Sohag Kumar Biswas, Shailakupa correspondent of Amar Desh, and Zahidul Islam Mohon, district correspondent of Purbanchal and president of Shailakupa Upazila Press Club.
All the five journalists live in different places of Shailakupa Upazila.
The outlawed party issued the death threat in small-sized posters pasted at different places in Shailakupa Upazila Thursday night.
In the posters, the outlawed party said they would start their
mission in Shailakupa Upazila by killing five journalists. However, it did not cite any reason for the planned killing.
Local people and the journalists came to know about the posters this (Friday) morning and immediately informed the police.
Police later took away the posters to the thana.
Shailakupa thana Officer-in-Charge (O/C) said steps have been taken for ensuring the security of the journalists.
The five newsmen who received death threat were identified as Bimal Kumar Saha, district correspondent of Daily Ittefaq, Akmal Hossain, Shailakupa Upazila correspondent of Manabj-amin, Abdur Rahman Milton, Shailakupa correspondent of Bhorer Kagoj, Sohag Kumar Biswas, Shailakupa correspondent of Amar Desh, and Zahidul Islam Mohon, district correspondent of Purbanchal and president of Shailakupa Upazila Press Club.
All the five journalists live in different places of Shailakupa Upazila.
The outlawed party issued the death threat in small-sized posters pasted at different places in Shailakupa Upazila Thursday night.
In the posters, the outlawed party said they would start their
mission in Shailakupa Upazila by killing five journalists. However, it did not cite any reason for the planned killing.
Local people and the journalists came to know about the posters this (Friday) morning and immediately informed the police.
Police later took away the posters to the thana.
Shailakupa thana Officer-in-Charge (O/C) said steps have been taken for ensuring the security of the journalists.