Four females among six 'militants' held in Barisal
Monday May 07 2007 23:57:55 PM BDT http://www.bangladesh-web.com/news/view.php?hidDate=2007-05-08 <http://www.bangladesh-web.com/news/view.php?hidDate=2007-05-08&hidType=TOP&; hidRecord=0000000000000000159167> &hidType=TOP&hidRecord=0000000000000000159167 Six suspected Islamist militants, including four women activists belonging to Hijbut Tawhid were arrested in Barisal city yesterday. (The New Nation) Besides, police arrested seven outlaws in capital Dhaka and Rajshahi, while five Shibir cadres were arrested in Rajshahi and Barguna yesterday on charge of snatching and other criminal offences. They included Barguna district Shibir president and general secretary. Following the arrest of six Hijbut Tawhid members, including four female activists in Barisal city yesterday, police took them to their custody for questioning. However, the arrested activists of Hijbut Tawhid told police that they were just inviting people to Islam by distributing leaflets and books. They were arrested from Rupatoli, Zia Sarak and Nalchity upazila by police conducting operations since after Sunday midnight. The arrested were identified as ABM Moinuddin Ahmed, former district ameer, and four sisters--Hena Nazneen,Nasima Akter, Renu Begum, Niru Begum, and Noor Hossain, husband of Hena. Khan Sayeed Hassan, Barisal Metropolitan Police (BMP) commissioner, Hayatul Islam, assistant police commissioner and Khorshed Alam, inspector of Barisal Kotwali police station said they learnt from local people that some women were distributing Jihadi books and leaflets. Later, police raided the house of Renu Begum at Rupatoli area of the city and found some jihadi books, leaflets of Hijbut Tawhid. Police arrested Renu Begum and her sister Nasima Akter from the house. According to their confession, police arrested Niru Begum from the same area and Hena Naznin and her husband Noor Hossain from adjacent Vorkati area. ABM Moinuddin, former district Amir was arrested from Zia Sarak area of the city. Police officials said the arrestees were detained for interrogation about their suspicious activities in the name of religion and probable link with Islamic militants. The recovered religious books were written on Islamic ideology and founding procedure of Islamic state and society. The recovered leaflet was written in 2003 by Mawlana Abdul Jabbar, Amir of Islami Biplobii Porishad, giving a 15 days ultimatum to the government to declare Bangladesh as an Islamic state and establish Islamic government within June 30 to July 14, 2003. If this demand is not fulfilled then Hijbut Tawhid will perform their duty, in the leaflet stated without mentioning any procedure of that work. Questioning of the arrestees were going on till filing this report and they might be sent to jail under Section 54, the police sources said. Six outlaws arrested in Rajshahi Our Rajshahi Correspondent reports: Police, in a pre-dawn raid yesterday, arrested six members, including a top leader, of an outlawed party from Bagmara upazila of the district. The arrested regional commander of Purba Banglar Communist Party (ML-Lal Pataka) was identified as Asiruddin, 50, of village Khalishpara. He was wanted in three murder cases. Other arrested members are Banisar, 32, of Bhangapara, Aynal, 28, Layeb, 40, and Abdur Rashid, 38, of Palashi, and Altaf, 26, of Udpara. They were sent to jail following a court order. Our Barguna Correspondent reports: Police arrested Barguna district Islamic Chhatra Shibir (ISC) president Abdul Latif, secretary Nasir Uddin and two ICS cadres yesterday on charges of snatching and other criminal offences. Police said the ICS leaders recently kept confined Barguna College student Zahid, beat him and snatched away his mobile phone set and some cash. They were arrested after Barguna Chatra League leader Palash filed a case against them with Barguna Police station. Our Staff Reporter adds: An outlawed party cadre and 11 others were arrested in the Dhaka city yesterday. Detective police arrested a cadre of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party and 11 other criminals in Dhaka city during the 24 hours ending 6 am Monday, police press release said. Arindam Mallik, an identified cadre of Purba Banglar Communist Party, was arrested from a hideout in Uttara. Hailed from Dumuria in Khulna district, Arindam is wanted in a number of criminal cases. Eight members of doping party (members of the gangs who make people unconscious) were arrested from a slum at Jinjira across the Buriganga river. Doping materials were also recovered from their possession. In another drive, three alleged frauds--Habibur Rahman, Aman Ullah and Miza Altaf - were arrested from Paltan area. Police recovered fake BRTA registration book, driving license, insurance papers, different types of seals and materials from their possession. Our Rajshahi University Correspondent reports: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and police, in a joint raid, picked up 13 students, including four JCD and Shibir cadres from two dormitories in Rajshahi University early yesterday and then released nine of them. The law enforcers arrested six students from Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Hall and seven from Bangabandhu Shekh Maujib Hall during the two-hour raid beginning from 3am. The arrested were Muktadir, Nazimuddin, Shahadat Hossain, Mamunur Rashid, Abdur rahman, Shahidul Islam, Abu Jar Gifari, Shah Alam, Shariful Alam, Moqibul Hasan, Abdul Halim, Raisul Kabir and Sanjay Kumar. They were arrested following a complaint filed with the Motihar Police Station against them for their involvement in terrorist activities, the police sources said. After questioning, police released nine students and arrested four Chhatra Dal and Islami Chhatra Shibir cadres. JCD activists Moqibul Hasan and Mamunur Rashid and shibir activists Abdul halim and Abdur Rahman were sent to jail after they were produced before a court in Rajshahi city yesterday. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. 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