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1 killed as Comilla BNP-Jamaat men clash with cops
 [Bangla Daily Star] A man was killed and 10 were maimed when the activists of BNP and 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... clashed with law enforcers and blasted crude bombs in Sadar upazila of Comilla tonight. The dead victim is identified as Delwar Hossain, 35, of South Chartha area in the upazila, reports our correspondent. Kawsar Ahmed, general secretary of the district unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal ...student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)... , student wing of BNP, claimed that Delwar was their activist, a claim, which was denied by the family of the victim. Fazar Ali, father of the dear departed, claimed that Delwar was a human hauler driver. The clash ensured around 9:00pm when the activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat brought out a procession at Kandirpar area rejecting the schedule for 10th parliamentary election and police resisted them, said Md Shamsuz Zaman, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Sadar Police Station. During the nearly one-hour clash, the party men went kaboom!around 30 crude bombs while police retaliated with several rounds of rubber bullets and teargas shells, the OC added. At one stage, Delwar sustained bomb injuries at his head. He succumbed to his injures at Comilla Medical College and Hospital around 10:45pm, the police official added. The 10 more injured people sustained injuries from rubber bullets and teargas shells. Posted by: Fred 2013-11-26 |
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