The threat was issued in a call to his mobile phone at 12.:10pm on Sunday while other commissioners were present, the commissioner told reporters. The caller ID was withheld, he said.
Mobarak’s personal secretary has filed a general diary at the Sher-e-Bangla Police Station.
According to Mobarak, the caller said, “I am your nemesis. Your time is up. Soon your wife will be widowed and your children orphaned.”
Election Commissioners Abu Hafiz, Jabed Ali and Md Shah Newaz were in Mobarak’s room discussing the Upazila elections during the incident.
Mobarak has faced criticism from BNP for his statements regarding the Upazila elections.
