Advocate Shahanur Islam @ Saikot,
founding secretary general of “JusticeMakers Bangladesh”, legal & human rights
editor of the monthly Bengali magazine “Doyel” as well as member of the “Bangladesh
Bar Council” (Membership # 12766) and district “Bar Association of Dhaka” (Membership
# 11177) has been received death threats along with his family. On 7th December 2012 around at 6.50 pm, he received threats for the life of his wife, mother
and him over mobile phone, while he was staying at his home.
A
general diary (GD) has been lodged in this connection with Mohammadpur police
station under Dhaka metropolitan police (DMP) being general diary number 547,
dated 7 December 2012 and Mr. Selim Reja, sub inspector (SI) of the said police
station has been assigned for take action, but yet no initiative has been taken
to take action against the allege perpetrator.
According to Mr. Islam, one unknown people asked Mr. Islam about his staying place at that moment using
the mobile phone on Friday early of the night around at 6.50 pm
and threatened him to kill being angry as fire,
while Mr. Islam asked the perpetrator about his identity instead of
disclosed Mr. Islam's staying place due to security reason. Latter, the
alleged perpetrator again
phoned him and uttered filthy language toward Mr. Islam. Furthermore,
the
perpetrator uttered filthy language about Mr. Islam’s mother and wife
and later,
he threatened Mr. Islam to kill his mother and wife. Meanwhile, the
alleged
perpetrator identified him as death of Mr. Islam and the said
perpetrator assured
that he will be appeared before Mr. Islam in due time. Finally, he
switched off
his phone after making caution that Mr. Islam will be suffered for the
effect
of his continuing activities immidiately.
Here specially mentions that during the time of his
duties, Mr. Islam published many report on abusing law and human rights by the
state agencies and state sponsored terrorist including powerful political,
social and religious group. He also moved many cases against the perpetrators
as a lawyer and some of them have been punished. He also conducted many
investigations and fact-finding missions on human rights violations as well as
issued local and international urgent appeals requesting attention to concerned
authorities.
Mr. Islam received a lot of threats, death threats as well as faced physical attacked, arrest and harassment previously due to his activities on upholding human rights in Bangladesh.
Mr. Islam received a lot of threats, death threats as well as faced physical attacked, arrest and harassment previously due to his activities on upholding human rights in Bangladesh.
Mr. Islam apprehends that he would be killed in any
time and cordially asked to the national and international body for ensuring
the security of him and his family.
