Ruja condemns death threat to DU VC, nine others

Rajshahi University Journalists Association (Ruja) yesterday issued a statement, demanding immediate arrest of the "radicals" who threatened 10 people, including Dhaka University Vice Chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique, with death.

They separately received identical letters, purportedly from Ansarullah Bangla Team, on Wednesday, which list their names and read, "Must you will prepare for dead (sic)".

The nine others are writer Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, DU professors Kaberi Gayen and Asim Sarker, prime minister's adviser HT Imam, Awami League lawmaker Tarana Halim, spokesperson of a faction of Gonojagoron Mancha Imran H Sarker, Bikash Saha, Md Iqbalur Rahim, and Paltan Sutar.