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Agony, anxiety

Staff Correspondent
Politicians, teachers, doctors, bankers, lawyers, journalists and other professionals are suffering from a sense of insecurity after the gruesome killings of the journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi.
Almost everybody has expressed grave concern about the security of their lives. They say they have become extra cautious about locking all doors in their houses.
Talking to The Daily Star, they demanded a proper investigation into the incident, immediate arrest of the culprits and stern punishment to them to check such incidents in future.
Mrinal Kanti Das, deputy office secretary of the ruling Awami League, said in addition to ensuring stern punishment to the culprits, a social movement has to be waged to create an ethical surge to combat social degradation.
Prof Dr Muhammad Samad of the social welfare department of Dhaka University said the killings were a fearful experience for all. "We are in panic. Many people phoned me, came to my residence and expressed their concerns," he said.
Dr Mohammad Atiqur Rahman, associate professor of respiratory medicine at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, said, "We are all concerned about our security. Criminals will commit such crimes again if stern punishment is not handed down to the culprits."
Mohammad Imran Miah, who practises in the High Court, said, "The incident is a result of social instability and degradation following a deterioration of law and order in the country."
The manager of a city branch of Jamuna Bank said the murder of a journalist couple in a well-secured apartment is a hint that social security has gone out of order. It seems there is no law and order in the country, added the banker, who preferred not to be named.
Rezaul Karim, diplomatic correspondent of The Daily Star, said, "My family has become panicky. When I returned home on Saturday night after work, my wife took at least two minutes to open the door after making sure that it was my voice she washearing.
"When I went to bed, she made sure that all the doors of the flat, including those in the kitchen and balcony, were closed and the main entrance was locked. Normally those doors remain open and the entrance door remains unlocked," he added.
Aminul Islam Mirza, special correspondent of the state-run Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), said he could not sleep on Saturday night. "In fact, all night long I kept checking whether the doors were locked properly," he said. Strict enforcement of the law is a must to stop a recurrence of such heinous crimes, he observed.
Mohammad Ashraful Hoque, a special correspon-dent of Maasranga Television, said his family has already asked him if it is possible for him to change his profession. "After the incident, I have to be extra careful to lock the doors of my house properly."
Ikhtiar Uddin, senior reporter of daily Bhorer Kagoj, said the security men of his building have been directed to make sure that no one enters the building without proper identification and permission from the persons concerned. "My family is really frightened. We have directed our domestic help not to allow even known people into the house in our absence."
Taohid Alam Mithun, senior reporter of Boishakhi Television, said his father now locks the entrance, which has never been locked earlier. "Even my father closes every door of our house and rechecks those at midnight and has asked me not to go here and there."
Some other professionals said they were continuously enquiring about their family members while in office. Parents and relatives living outside the capital, including some living abroad, have started enquiring about them and advised them to be more cautious, they added.