Four days after publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan was murdered, his father Professor Abul Kashem Fazlul Haque yesterday said he was feeling insecure as he felt during the Liberation War.
He did not say if he had received any threat and that he would call police if needed.
However, according to his family members and relatives, Prof Haque was threatened over mobile phone and the caller demanded money from him.
He said many people criticised his writings and activities at different times but he had never felt such insecurity except at the time of the Liberation War in 1971.
“After the Liberation War this is the first time the sense of insecurity has gripped me,” he said.
Asked if he received any threat over mobile phone or email or any other way, he said: “I would not like to say anything about it.”
Asked again if he informed the police, he said it was not the right time to call the police.
“I have complete faith in them. If I had wanted, they would have provided me with maximum security, but common people like us cannot continue with such security. And this is the reason I did not file any general diary.”
On what he would do for his security he said the sense of insecurity had permeated the entire country and expressed hope that good senses would prevail in society.
“People who are carrying out the attacks will never change.” The situation will change only if mass people rise in rebellion against this evil force, he said.
Prof Haque said the government’s attempt is very obvious. It is trying hard to find the culprit. But there is a huge gap between their intention, attempts and measures.
He said the government should stop blaming the BNP-Jamaat alliance for any crimes and should arrest the actual culprits.
After the murder of Avijit, when the news was published with Dipan’s name as Avijit’s their publisher he went into the hit list and finally got killed, said Prof Haque.
He said there was very little progress in the case – the police informed him that investigators had identified some people believed to be the killers. They are also checking the call list on Dipan’s phone.
Meanwhile, an investigating source said they had identified five to six people and three of them might have taken part in the killing while the others were roaming on the ground floor of the market to ensure security.
A killer was seen wearing a jeans and a T-shirt. They looked excited as they entered the market and they went out in a haste.
When contacted, DMP Deputy Commissioner (media) Muntasirul Islam said they were trying to identify the killers analysing the footage of the CCTV camera and other technological assistance.
The owner of Jagriti Prakashoni, Dipan was hacked to death on October 31 by unidentified miscreants at his office. A case was filed on Monday by his wife and the case was handed over to the DB police later.
