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2 Shibir men held in capital
[Bangla Daily Star] Law enforcers have juggedDrop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! two leaders of Islami Chhatra Shibir ... the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh... including its education secretary at Mohammadpur in the capital on Monday. The arrestees are: Mobarak Hossain, education secretary of Shibir, student wing of 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 Russell Ahmed, a member of Shibir central committee. A team of Rapid Action Battalion  (Rab)-2 raided a house in Mohammadpur and made the arrest, said Capt Ovisheikh Ahmed of Rab.The elite forces also seized some books on jihad from the possession of the Shibir leaders, the Rab official added. Posted by: Fred 2013-04-23 |
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