CU VC gets death threat

Vice-Chancellor of Chittagong University (CU) Professor Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury has alleged that he received a death threat over his cell phone.

Talking to The Daily Star today, the CU VC said he received a call from an unknown number on August 16 in the morning, adding that the caller hurled abusive words at him and gave him death threats.

“The caller termed me as an agent of ruling Awami League, and threatened to slaughter me if I was found anywhere,” the VC said.

The university’s Registrar (acting) KM Nur Ahmed filed two general diaries (GD) with Khulshi and Hathazari police stations in this connection, seeking security for VC Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury, our CU correspondent reports.

The officers-in-charge of Khulshi and Hathazari police stations, Sheikh Mohammad Nasir Uddin and Belal Uddin, respectively, acknowledged filing of the GD, adding that they were looking into the matter.