Bloggers trying to go abroad for safety

26 secular writers asked to remain alert

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Joynal Abedin Khan :
A number of bloggers have started to go to foreign countries to safe their lives from the militants’ attacks.
At least five bloggers newly expressed their interest to the cop personnel to go to abroad after the recent murder of Nazim Uddin Samad in the city.
Meanwhile, threatened ASM Niloy and 20 other bloggers, were left the country. They are now living in Germany, United States and Canada, Sweden and other countries, intelligence and city Ganajagaran Mancha sources said.
In this situation, the United States has condemned as ‘barbaric’ Nazim Uddin killing by religious extremists and said it is considering granting refuge to a select almost 50 bloggers who face imminent danger. At least five secular bloggers and publishers were killed in similar attacks in last year.
On the other hand, the members of different intelligence agencies asked at least 26 familiar listed bloggers to remain alert as the militants already have changed their attack policies.
They (bloggers) also were assured by the detectives to ensure all types of security measures under a close network to move their normal lives.
The detective men have increased the security measures for the bloggers and secular writers based on a recent filed-level study in the city and other districts.
The study report has recommended for special securities for the country’s bloggers and secular writers as they were passing insecurity for their lives, intelligence sources.
It also suggested the blogeres to refrain to hurt the religious sentiment by their writings and posts on social media, they said.
At least six smart teams of intelligence agencies, including the Detective Branch (DB) and Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), are working to ensure the security of the blogger and free thinking writers after the recent murder of blogger Nazim Udding in the city, DB sources.
The cop personnel already have communicated with the bloggers and asked them to follow the secret polices of detectives, they said.
To leave from the country of the bloggers is a personal matter, but if they follow the suggestions of the detectives then they will live in the country with out any panic of attack, they further said, They claimed thatat least four targeted bloggers were saved from militants’ killing by detectives following the secret prescription and network in February.
The militants are using high-level technology and aps (D-coding technology and telegram aps) to avoid the arrest, they said.
Monirul Islam, DMP Additional Commissiner and Head of the CTTC, said, “We have taken all necessary security measures for the enlisted bloggers by the militants. They have asked to remain alert over the security issues after the killing of Nazim Uddin. The name will not disclose to the consider their security measures.”
The bloggers are now detective security web, the DMP spokesman said.
The enlisted secular writers were practiced the detectives’ technical rules to avoid the risky of the militants, the police official said.
 The militants also enable to check the posts of the bloggers and trace their position by using high technology.

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