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Journalist threatened with shooting over Tk 5 million extortion demand in Chattogram

A journalist in Chattogram has been threatened with being shot within 24 hours if he fails to pay Tk 5 million in extortion money. The threat was made on Saturday afternoon by a man identified as Mobarak Hossain, also known as Imon, described by police as a “criminal”. The victim, Biplob Dey Partho, later filed a general diary (GD) at Kotwali police station over the incident. Biplob Dey Partho works as a senior reporter at the Chattogram bureau of Bangla TV. He also serves as the acting gener...

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Kotwali, Chittagong, Chittagong
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Journalist threatened with shooting over Tk 5 million extortion demand in Chattogram A journalist in Chattogram has been threatened with being shot within 24 hours if he fails to pay Tk 5 million in extortion money. The threat was made on Saturday afternoon by a man identified as Mobarak Hossain, also known as Imon, described by police as a “criminal”. The victim, Biplob Dey Partho, later filed a general diary (GD) at Kotwali police station over the incident. Biplob Dey Partho works as a senior reporter at the Chattogram bureau of Bangla TV. He also serves as the acting general Source: Prothom Alo English https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/crime-and-law/kitkz5l757

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