Dhaka, Aug. 25 -- Senior Supreme Court lawyer and BNP Chairperson's advisory council member Advocate Fazlur Rahman on Monday alleged that a quarter, both from within Bangladesh and abroad, is threatening to 'slaughter' him.

"The mobsters are threatening to kill me. They have gathered outside my rented house in Shegunbagicha...the people of Bangladesh should know that my life is in great danger," he said.

Fazlur made the remarks while speaking to reporters at the Law Reporters' Forum office in the Supreme Court's annex building, a day after receiving a show-cause notice from the BNP over his recent remarks about last year's mass uprising.

Fazlur said he loves the country, the Liberation War and its people, especially the residents of hi...