Upazila Parishad Chairman Iman Ali publicly threatened to kill a journalist at the office of the Upazila Nirbahi Officer at around 2 o'clock last Monday due to the publication of the news. This incident has caused intense anger among the journalists. According to local and police sources, on February 9, several national and regional newspapers, including Daily Yugantar, published news under the title Chairman sought votes at Yatra Mancha in Roumari. Enraged by this, he threatened to kill the journalists present in the Upazila Nirbahi officer's office on Monday and abused them in unspeakable language. At one point, Dainik Bangla newspaper's Roumari and Char directed Rajibpur upazila representative Masud Rana and asked many unwanted questions including his and father's name. At that time, he became more enraged and started beating the journalists as he was forbidden to abuse the journalists along with the officials of other departments. Incidentally, a Yatrapala was held under the direction of Azizul Rahman Ajibar under the initiative of the Shantirchar Sonar Bangla theater organization of Charshulmari Union of the upazila. In the name of Yatrapala, there are night-long yatras, songs and obscene dances. On that stage, Upazila Chairman Iman Ali asked special guests to vote for the upcoming council elections. Daily Bangla Roumari and Char Rajibpur upazila representatives filed a general diary (GD) at Roumari police station after threatening journalists.

When Chairman Iman Ali was contacted in this regard, he said, you cannot do anything to me by writing. Upazila Executive Officer Nahid Hasan Khan said, "I am really sorry for this behavior of the chairman in my room. Roumari police station OC Abdullah Hill Zaman admitted the general diary and said that necessary measures will be taken after investigation.