The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Jhenidah

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 Itefaq, Akmal Hossain, Shailakupa upazila correspondent of Manabzamin, 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 pazila. The outlawed party issued the death threat in small-sized posters pasted at different places in Shailakupa upazila on 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) Babul Akhter said steps have been taken for ensuring the security of the journalists.