Police were deployed at the offices on orders from home ministry after the murder of journalist Manik Saha on January 15, 2004.

When asked, Assistant Commissioner (Detective Branch) of Khulna Metropolitan Police Zohurul Islam Chowdhury expressed his ignorance about withdrawal of policemen from Khulna bureau offices of Dainik Prothom Alo, Dainik Samakal, Dainik Jugantar, Dainik Amar Desh and two local dailies. He is in charge of security of media offices and newsmen in the city.

A top police official when asked said police were withdrawn due to shortage of manpower.

"We have readied a striking force which will monitor media security and pay frequent visits to (newspaper offices). Police can not be kept deployed due to shortage of manpower", he said.

Khulna Press Club secretary AK Hiru, who is a correspondent of Channel 1, said that he was not aware of such decision taken by KMP authorities.

Lives of Khulna journalists became insecure as extremists continued to give death threats for writing against their terrorist activities and killings in Khulna and other areas of south-western region.

Six journalists were killed in Khulna in last four years by extremists belonging to three outlawed parties. They are Khulna correspondent of the New Age Manik Saha, Senior crime reporter of Dainik Purbanchal Harun-ar-Rashid, Editor of Dainik Janmabhumi Humayun Kabir Balu, Khulna bureau chief of Dainik Sangram Shaikh Belaluddin, crime reporters of Dainik Anirvan Nahor Ali and Shukur Hossain.