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| Nine get death threats |
| 2016-08-01 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] An anonymous letter sent by post to the Dhaka Tribune yesterday contains death threats to nine prominent personalities including a Supreme Court Justice. The letter was postmarked Mohammadpur Sub-Post Office, but did not show when it was sent. The letter, written in Bangla, does not contain the name of any organization or a sender. On top of the letter are the proclamations "Naraye Takbir" and "Allahu Akbar." The letter also reads: "Your death sentence is final. Execution will be carried out any time." Then a list of nine prominent personalities are listed: International Crimes Tribunal judge Justice Nizamul Haque, tribunal prosecutors Dr Tureen Afroz and Advocate Rana Dasgupta, pro-war crimes trial activists Dr Imran Sarker and Kamal Pasha Chowdhury, Azadur Rahman Chandan, Shagor Lohani, Islami Oikya Jote ... a political party in Bangladesh. In the 2001 elections the party won 2 out of 300 elected members in an alliance with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. It has a focus on building an islamic state, and has used the madrassas to gain support... faction Chairman Misbahur Rahman Chowdhury and Sholakia Imam Maulana Farid Uddin Masud. Police were notified of the letter. Deputy Commissioner (media) Masudur Rahman of Dhaka Metropolitan Police said law enforcement agencies were taking necessary steps in this matter. When contacted, Maulana Masuud, who initiated the recent fatwa against terrorism, said he did not receive any such letter with a threat. But he offered prayers for those who had sent the letter, saying: "May Allah guide them." Advocate Rana Dasgupta, the secretary general of the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council of Bangladesh, said he did not receive any new death threat, but "such death threats have been sent many times before in my name. I previously filed general diary, but did not see any initiative from police." |
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