Eminent writer Professor Hasan Azizul Haque today filed a general
diary with the local police station over a death threat he received from
an unknown caller over the phone yesterday.
Professor Haque, who lives with his two daughters in a house at
Bihash, a small housing plot owned by university teachers near Rajshahi
University, received the death threat reportedly for his views on
freedom of expression.
Seeking security of his life, Haque filed the GD this afternoon with
Motihar Police Station, the Officer-In-Charge Humayun Kabir told our RU
Correspondent.
“We have started the investigation to identify the culprits,” he added.
Meanwhile, Rajshahi University Teachers’ Association (RUTA) and RU
unit Chhatra Federation today strongly condemned the death threat
demanding his security.
In a statement signed by RUTA President Professor Ananda Kumar Saha
and General Secretary Professor Rejaul Karim, teachers expressed grave
concern over the continuation of such threats on the freethinkers of the
country.
They urged the law enforcers to trace out the “radicals” who are
repeatedly threatening the freethinkers of the country and bring them to
book.
About 50 leaders and activists of RU unit of Bangladesh Chhatra Union
brought out a procession on campus and joined a rally at the
university’s Tukitaki Chattar around 12:00pm protesting the death
threat.
Addressing the rally, the speakers said that the government has
failed to identify the real culprits though such death threats were
being issued against the freethinkers repeatedly.
“Such incidents will rise if the culprits are not caught as soon as
possible”, said Ayatullah Khomeni, president of RU Chhatra Union unit.
They urged the law enforcers to ensure the safety of Professor Haque.
