 2 terrorists killed in ''crossfire''
Khulna, Nov 29: An outlawed party leader was killed in a shootout between Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and his cohorts at Nihalpur village in Rupsha Upazila early today (Tuesday), reports UNB.
RAB sources said they arrested Sheikh Shariful Islam, 34, leader of Purba Banglar Communist Party from BL College area in the town on Monday. He was also accused in a number of cases including murders, the sources said.
| Always commies, how about a few jihadis for a change? |
As per his statement, RAB took him to Nihalpur early today to recover arms.
But when the elite force along with Shariful reached the spot, his associates opened fire on them forcing them to fire back. Shariful was caught in crossfire while trying to flee scene and died on the spot.
RAB said that two of their members were also wounded during the crossfire. A gun, two rounds of bullet, two bullet caps and two sharp weapons were recovered from the spot. RAB sent the body to the Khulna Medical Hospital morgue for autopsy.
| "Doctor Quincy, package for you!" |
In Chittagong, a young man listed as "terrorist" was killed in crossfire during an encounter between RAB and his associates at Shahnagar in Fatikchhari upazila Monday night.
| Same story, different stiff |
Rapid Action Battalion sources said they arrested Nasir alias ''Fata'' Nasir, a cadre of a JCD faction, from Bonani in Dhaka on Sunday. Accused of a number of cases in Fatikchhari area, he was brought to Chittagong on Monday. As per his statement, RAB members along with Nasir went to Shahnagar "for recovering more firearms".
But, when they reached there at about 10 pm, his accomplices opened fire on the elite force, forcing them to fire back, the RAB sources said. "Nasir was caught in the crossfire and died on the spot while trying to flee," says a RAB version of the fighting.
| Shariful was caught in crossfire while trying to flee scene and died on the spot. Don't try very hard, do they? |
An LG and eight rounds of bullet were recovered from the scene.
Bomber came in garb of a lawyer
GAZIPUR, Nov 29: A suicide bomber disguised as lawyer bombed the bar library of Gazipur court Tuesday morning, killing at least five people, including himself, a retired airforce officer and a senior lawyer, reports UNB. Police and witnesses said about 40 others were injured in the massive explosion, which turned the lawyersâ library hall into a strafed place. One of them, also a senior lawyer, was declared âclinically deadâ by doctors.
| "He's clinically dead, Jim!" |
A UP member and a woman are the other casualties of the deadly bombing attack, the sources said. Three died on the spot while two others â a lawyer and an unidentified woman--succumbed to their fatal injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
"Rosebud!"
"Captain Happy!" |
| [sigh] If only they'd gone to the Level I trauma center at the Chittagong University Medical School Emergency Room, they'd be .. still dead. |
Adv Amzad Hossain, 40, former general Secretary of Gazipur Bar Association, died shortly after admission into the DMCH. Adv Golam Faruq, 40, was said to be clinically dead at the DMCH. Two of the deceased who died on the spot were identified as Baset, 55, member of Gachha union in Gazipur, and Abdur Rab, ex-warrant officer of the Air Force. Another deceased on the spot was suspected as the suicide bomber. Meanwhile, another suspect injured in the powerful blast, Mahbubur Rahman, 40, was under close police observation.
"Keep a close eye on that guy, Mahmoud!"
"Right, chief!... Ummm... Chief? He ain't got no legs left!" |
Court sources said a man wearing the black gown of lawyer entered no-2 hall room of the bar library at about 9.40am and blew up himself. âEntire room was strewn with littersâ shards of glass, broken parts of furniture, and human body parts such as severed limbs and lumps of flesh,â says a firsthand report from the scene. Entire body of the perpetrator of the attackâwho virtually became a human bomb with the explosive device fitted to his waistâwas charred in the massive explosion.
Five suspects held
Five persons, including two madrasa students, were arrested in Habiganj, Bagerhat and Bandarban following Tuesday's bombings, on suspicion that they might have been assigned by militant outfits for the districts, reports UNB. Reports from UNB correspondents said that the arrests were made amid security alert following the day's suicide bombings on court premises in Chittagong and Gazipur that killed eight people and injured scores others. The suspects were identified as Monir Hossain, 18, Iqbal Hossain, 22, Ohidul Islam Babu, 25, Mahibullah, 26, and Anup Kumar Basu. UNB Habiganj correspondent said Monir Hossain and Iqbal Hossain were arrested from the baby-taxi stand adjacent to BAR Library at about 3.30pm for their suspicious movement in Judge's Court and Ainjibi Bhaban area. Police were interrogating them suspecting them as JMB outlaws.
| "Step away from the baby taxi witcher hands up!" |
A UNB report from Begerhat said district land-acquisition officer Waliur Rahman quizzed two madrasa students-Ohidul and Mahibullah-for their suspicious movement on court premises at about 11 am. "As they failed to give satisfactory answers, they were handed over to police," the officer said.
Police Super M Mustafa Kamal said the arrested persons were being interrogated
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and police were asked to conduct inquiry about them. Anup Kumar Basu was arrested in front of Bandarban Press Club at noon. He was arrested for his suspicious movement.
"Lock him up, Officer Friendly!"
"Sure, chief! What's the charge?"
"Suspicious movement!" |
UNB Bandarban correspondent said army personnel started patrolling the town following suicide attack in Chittagang and Gazipur. Security was further beefed up in the hill-district town and upazilas. District Awami League staged a rally at Traffic crossing to protest Tuesday's bomb attacks.
"Yeah! We protest!"
"Why you protesting at us?"
"If we protested at the boomers they'd kill us all!" |
Meanwhile, Police arrested a suspected JMB member identified as Raihan, 17, from Haripur upazila in Thakurgaon district on Tuesday morning. UNB correspondent quoting elite-force RAB said Raihan allegedly participated in bombing on August 17 in the district during the countrywide blasts. Replying to questions of local journalists at Thakurgaon Circuit House, Raihan disclosed that he along with 5-7 JMB members made time bombs for August 17 at Kuwaiti Mosque of Chourangi Bazar under Haripur upazila on August 16. A team of RAB arrested Raihan following statement of JMB member Abdul Latif who was arrested on November 18 from Ranisaingkal upazila in the district.
| Another day in the continuing story of... "Boyz 'n the Upazila"! |
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Dec 24: An alleged terrorist who was carrying bomb was killed as it suddenly went off in Chuadanga while a bomb attack on a house missed the target in neighbouring Meherpur district on Friday night. Ohidul Islam alias Chhoto Mia, 38, died instantly when the bomb, strapped with his body, exploded with big bang at Sharishadanga village in Sadar upazila of Chuadanga frontier district on Friday night. Sadar thana Officer-in-Charge Nazrul Islam Mollah visited the