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Jamaat-Shibir men go on rampage
 [Bangla Daily Star] 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 maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. 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... and Islami Chhatra Shibir ... the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh... men continued their attack on law enforcers and ruling party men across the country for the second day yesterday resulting in festivities that left three people dead and hundreds injured. At least 13 coppers and three journalists were among the injured. Meanwhile, ...back at the pool hall, Peoria Slim had found another sucker... four people, including two coppers, who were maimed in Thursday's violence in Gaibandha, Noakhali and Satkhira, gave up the ghost yesterday raising the corpse count to 40 in two days. Jamaat-Shibir men have been on the rampage since Thursday when a tribunal sentenced Jamaat Nayeb-e-Ameer Delwar Hossain Sayeedi ...Islamic orator and politician. He was a former Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2008, and is one of the most prominent leaders of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami... to death for crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War. A few district administrations yesterday imposed a ban on gatherings to avert untoward incidents. Yesterday, Jamaat-Shibir activists blocked highways, threw brick chips at police, vandalised vehicles and roadside shops, and removed railway sleepers disrupting rail commutation with some districts. Following Thursday's violence, police in several districts filed cases against large numbers of Jamaat-Shibir activists. In the capital, at least 10 people were maimed when Jamaat-Shibir men clashed with law enforcers at Malibagh. Witnesses said around 300 activists brought out a procession in Malibagh Chowdhury Para area after Juma prayers and police fired rubber bullets and teargas shells to disperse them. The Jamaat-Shibir men vandalised around 10 vehicles. Posted by: Fred 2013-03-02 |
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