Bangladeshi Group Orders Firing Of Female Journalists

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A banned right-wing group in Bangladesh has issued a threat to media companies asking them to sack female employees, claiming it is against Islamic law for women to work in the media.

In its latest threat letter, Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), which has claimed the killings of four bloggers earlier this year, “urged the media to release their women from their jobs”. Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported on Thursday that the letter in the local Bengali language originated in southern port city of Chittagong, and was apparently sent by the publicity coordinator of the banned group.

The group, which last month issued a global hitlist of bloggers and writers, reiterated its death threat against 15 bloggers – nine of them  living abroad – accusing them of participating in anti-Islam campaigns. 

Naming the three bloggers – Niloy Neel, Washiqur Babu and Avijit Roy – all killed earlier this year, the group said those who follow these bloggers will meet a similar fate.

Aljazeera.