General

Another Bangladeshi publisher gets death threat

Author : NewsGram Desk

Dhaka: A day after the killing of a publisher of secular books in Bangladesh, another publisher on Sunday received threats to his life through SMS.

"You have published many books of atheists, you have sinned. Be prepared for death! Al-Ahrar, UK," reads the SMS sent to Somoy Prakashan publisher Farid Ahmed, The Daily Star reported.

The threat came a day into the synchronised attacks on publishers of slain secularist writer-blogger Avijit Roy.

Unknown assailants on Saturday hacked to death Faisal Arefin Dipan of Jagriti Prokashani in Shahbagh area here and critically injured Shuddhoswar's Ahmedur Rashid Tutul and two bloggers, Ranadipam Basu and Tareque Rahim, in Lalmatia area in Dhaka.

(IANS)

Subscribe to our channels on YouTube and WhatsApp 

Also Read

Massive Explosion in the Illegal Firecracker Manufacturing Factory at Rajasthan's Bhilwadi Area Kills Seven Workers; Triggers Safety Inspection Across the Area

Tarique Rahman Sworn In as Bangladesh Prime Minister After Landslide BNP Victory

Supreme Court Seeks Original Videos in Sonam Wangchuk NSA Case—Questions Accuracy of Government Transcripts

Arundhati Roy Withdraws from Berlinale Film Festival After Jury’s ‘Apolitical’ Remarks on Gaza Spark Controversy

“Weakening of My Confidence in the Invulnerability in The Secularism Of India,” Remarked Amartya Sen While Speaking At Vision 2031 Kerala Conference