A total of fifty citizens expressed concerns over an allegd threat to the New Age Editor Nurul Kabir on Saturday.
The citizens, in a joint statement, asked for ensuring punishment to the responsible culprits following an investigation into the incident.
Earlier on Tuesday, the New Age editor reportedly received a threat over his mobile phone from a caller, who introduced himself as a top-listed criminal nicknamed “Shahadat.”
“The same caller threatened Nurul Kabir’s wife and child demanding Tk100,000 and ordered him to speak carefully in talk-shows,” reads the statement.
Signatories to the statement include Prof Serajul Islam Chowdhury, Syed Abul Maksud, Prof Anu Muhammad, Khushi Kabir, Mamunur Rashid, Prof Nasim Akhtar Hossain, Dr Shahidul Alam, Prof Geeti Ara Nasrin, Moshrefa Mishu, Dr Md Tanzim Uddin Khan, Prof Dhali Al-Mamum, Prof Lala Rukh Selim, Zonayed Saki, Arup Rahi, Dr Seuty Sabur, Dilara Begum Jolly, Bonna Mirza and Rehnuma Ahmed.