Bangladesh, April 20 -- In a chilling development that has raised serious concerns about national security, cybercrime, and press freedom in Bangladesh, Blitz editor Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury received a threatening phone call via WhatsApp from an individual falsely identifying themselves as a senior police officer. The threat, reportedly made at 10:44 PM Bangladesh time on April 20, was later traced to a SIM card registered under the identity of a Hindu female named Puspu Rani Das, wife of Upen Chandra Das of Sirajganj district.

The caller introduced himself as “Superintendent of Police” named Monir from the Police Headquarters in Dhaka. The message was brief but menacing. “Stop spreading lies about Hindu persecution...