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Shibir men vandalise vehicles
[Bangla Daily Star] Islami Chhatra Shibir... the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh... activists vandalised at least 10 vehicles during its half-day hartal ... a peculiarly Bangla combination of a general strike and a riot, used by both major political groups in lieu of actual governance ... in Chittagong yesterday. Shibir, a pro-Jamaat-e-Islami ... The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independentbranch there since 1975. It close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... student body, enforced the shut down protesting the deaths of two of its members in festivities with pro-Awami League student body Bangladesh Chhatra League ... the student wing of the Bangla Awami League ... on Chittagong University campus on Wednesday. Police picked up at least eight pickets from different parts of the port city during the 6:00am to 12:00noon hartal. Pro-hartal activists burnt tyres at several points and smashed vehicles at Bahaddarhat intersection, Andarkilla, Chandanpur and Chwak Bazar. The hartal was otherwise peaceful and traffic movement was normal except for a few points. On Wednesday, Masud bin Habib of English department and Mujahidul Islam of Zoology department at CU were killed in a bloody violence between BCL and Shibir men. While Shibir said both the victims were its members, BCL claimed one of them to be its activist. Campus sources said Masud was the general secretary of Shibir's Suhrawardy Hall unit while Mujahidul an activist. At least 40 others, including CU Proctor Nasim Hasan, were maimed during the festivities. Fearing further tension on the campus, the CU authorities shut the university till February 16 and ordered all resident students to vacate the halls by 11:00am yesterday. The halls were duly vacated, reports our CU correspondent. Posted by: Fred 2012-02-10 |
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