4 KCC councillors get death threat

Callers introducing as outlawed cadres Tuesday evening demanded toll from four ward councillors of Khulna City Corporation and threatened with death for non-compliance.
The criminals, claiming as cadres of outlawed PBCP (Lalpataka), warned the public representatives of the fate of prominent AL leader Khan Ibne Zaman, who was murdered at his Khalishpur residence Monday night.
Sheikh Shahidul Islam, councillor elected from ward No 7, lodged a general diary Tuesday night with Khalishpur Police Station seeking security.
Three other ward councillors who received threats are Abul Kashem of ward No 11, Mosaddek Hossain Babul of ward No 13 and Kharuzzaman Khoka of ward No 10.
Murder of Khan Ibne Zaman, senior joint secretary of Khulna City AL, has created panic among local leaders of all political parties.
Police, CID and intelligence agencies started investigation into Zaman murder but are yet to get any clue.
Following murder of the AL leader on Monday and arrest of four Huji cadres by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Tuesday, security measures have been stepped up in the city.
According to Rab, arrested Huji cadres were planning criminal operations in city and snatching Mufti Abdul Hannan from police custody.
The Huji activists, provided with training to carry out armed and bomb attacks, were also in a mission to regroup their scattered cadres in Khulna, Rab said.