Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Suman, the independent lawmaker from Habiganj-4 constituency, has filed a general diary (GD) with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station in Dhaka last evening seeking security after he was reportedly informed of a plot to assassinate him.
Sajib Dey, inspector (investigation) of the police station, confirmed the matter to thne media.
Meanwhile, Sumon shared a copy of the GD on his verified Facebook page.
According to the GD, Sumon said he received a phone call from the officer-in-charge of Chunarughat Police Station, which falls under his constituency, around 2:00am on June 27.
The OC claimed that a team of four to five people wanted to kill him.
The OC, without revealing the identity of the team members, asked him to be cautious, leaving him in a situation of insecurity, reads the GD.
Sumon also mentioned in his GD filed on Saturday that "When I wanted to know the identities of unknown people, the OC declined to tell me about their identities and suggested me to be very careful. Knowing this thing, I have been suffering from serious insecurity."