Staff Reporter :
A total of 21 people, including State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak, two MPs and Natore Press Club secretary and 17 prominent personalities of Natore district received death threat through a letter on Thursday.
The letter was sent to the Natore Press Club by post under the banner of the banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team-11. Natore Press Club General Secretary Dulal Sarkar received the letter at about 11am.
“I have received the letter at about 11am on Thursday and filed a general diary with Sadar police station,” Dulal said.
The other persons who got death threat are: Sadar MP Shafiqul Islam Shimul, Lalpur-Bagatipara MP Abul Kalam Azad, Sadar upazila Chairman Shariful Islam Ramjan, district unit Awami League Joint-Secretary Golam Mortaza, Natore Press Club General Secretary Dulal Sarkar, Awami League Organising Secretary Advocate Malek Shiekh, MP Simul’s APS Akramul Islam Akram, Bangladesh Mohila Awami Jubo League Joint-Secretary Kuheli Kuddus Mukti, former district BCL President Abdullah Al-Sakib Baki, Noldanga upazila unit Awami League President Professor SM Firoz, Awami League leader Shahidul Islam Bakul, Bonpara Municipality
Mayor HM Jakir, Natore Municipality Councillior Arju Sheikh, former Sadar upazila Vice-Chairman Asad, Singra Municipality Mayor Jannatul Ferdouse and Singra upazila unit Awami League leader Bhola, Natore Public Prosecutor Sirajul Islam, district BCL President Rakibul Hasan James, former BCL General Secretary Shafiul Azam Swapan and local Chhatra League leader Bablu.
The letter said that a new hit list would be published after their execution.
Superintendent of Police Natore, Shyamol Kumar Mukherjee, said that they were looking into the matter.
When asked, State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak said: “There is no scope to ignore the threat of a militant organisation. Law enforcement agencies have already been informed about the matter.”
“I am not at all worried by the contents of this letter. I will continue to work as I do,” the minister said.
Meanwhile, Natore Press Club condemned the death threat and urged the authorities concerned to arrest the culprits. The press club President Rezaul Karim Reza signed the condemned message.
A total of 21 people, including State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak, two MPs and Natore Press Club secretary and 17 prominent personalities of Natore district received death threat through a letter on Thursday.
The letter was sent to the Natore Press Club by post under the banner of the banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team-11. Natore Press Club General Secretary Dulal Sarkar received the letter at about 11am.
“I have received the letter at about 11am on Thursday and filed a general diary with Sadar police station,” Dulal said.
The other persons who got death threat are: Sadar MP Shafiqul Islam Shimul, Lalpur-Bagatipara MP Abul Kalam Azad, Sadar upazila Chairman Shariful Islam Ramjan, district unit Awami League Joint-Secretary Golam Mortaza, Natore Press Club General Secretary Dulal Sarkar, Awami League Organising Secretary Advocate Malek Shiekh, MP Simul’s APS Akramul Islam Akram, Bangladesh Mohila Awami Jubo League Joint-Secretary Kuheli Kuddus Mukti, former district BCL President Abdullah Al-Sakib Baki, Noldanga upazila unit Awami League President Professor SM Firoz, Awami League leader Shahidul Islam Bakul, Bonpara Municipality
Mayor HM Jakir, Natore Municipality Councillior Arju Sheikh, former Sadar upazila Vice-Chairman Asad, Singra Municipality Mayor Jannatul Ferdouse and Singra upazila unit Awami League leader Bhola, Natore Public Prosecutor Sirajul Islam, district BCL President Rakibul Hasan James, former BCL General Secretary Shafiul Azam Swapan and local Chhatra League leader Bablu.
The letter said that a new hit list would be published after their execution.
Superintendent of Police Natore, Shyamol Kumar Mukherjee, said that they were looking into the matter.
When asked, State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak said: “There is no scope to ignore the threat of a militant organisation. Law enforcement agencies have already been informed about the matter.”
“I am not at all worried by the contents of this letter. I will continue to work as I do,” the minister said.
Meanwhile, Natore Press Club condemned the death threat and urged the authorities concerned to arrest the culprits. The press club President Rezaul Karim Reza signed the condemned message.
