State Minister Shahriar among 8 threatened with death
Ansar Al Islam, the Bangladesh chapter of al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent, has issued death threats to eight eminent personalities, including State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, of the district.
The threat was issued in a letter written on the pad of the militant outfit. The letter reached the office of the local newspaper the Dainik Sunshine yesterday morning, said Yunus Ali, managing editor of the daily.
The seven others threatened with death are Rajshahi University Vice Chancellor Prof Mizanuddin, renowned writer and RU teacher Hasan Azizul Haq, city Awami League President and former city mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton, Rajshahi range DIG of police Iqbal Bahar, Rajshahi education board's former chairman Prof Abul Hayat, city AL General Secretary Dablu Sarker and Dainik Sunshine Managing Editor Yunus Ali.
The letter was signed by Mufti Abdullah Ashraf, chief of Ansar Al Islam's Indian subcontinent chapter, and its Rajshahi region chief coordinator Habibur Rahman, also a Rajshahi College teacher.
The name of Prof Abu Siddique was used as the sender of the letter.
The letter read: “Alhamdulliah…we've begun our activities in the Rajshahi sub-chapter of Bangladesh branch. As part of it, we've made a brief list of worst enemies of Allah, Rasul and Muslims in the Rajshahi region. Each of them will be killed to establish dwin [religion] of Allah and Rasul.”
Two general diaries were lodged with Boalia Police Station in this connection. AHM Khairuzzaman Liton and Dablu Sarker filed one of the GDs while the other was lodged by Yunus Ali, said police.
Meanwhile, Habibur Rahman denied his involvement with the militant outfit, saying that a quarter was using his name to put him in trouble.
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