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10 Rangpur priests get death threat

Ten priests in Rangpur district received death threats in a letter Wednesday evening.

Unidentified criminals sent the letter addressing Reverend Barnabas Hemrom, priest of Rangpur Baptist Church Sangha, church sources said.

The letter, sent through the post, was received around 5:30pm.

Contacted, Reverend Barnabas told The Daily Star, “I received the letter on Wednesday evening. The letter contains a list of nine more priests of other Baptist churches in the district.”

"The letter said, 'You will be killed any day or any moment. Eat whatever you want,' ” the Reverend said, quoting the letter.

Later, he informed police of the matter and filed a general diary with Rangpur Kotwali Police Station on Thursday.

Abdullah Al Faroque, additional superintendent of Rangpur Police told The Daily Star that police had already beefed up security around the churches.

“We have already begun to investigate the source of this letter,” the ASP added.

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