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Tales from the Bangladesh Police Blotter
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) allegedly threatens families in KhulnaKhulna :Some members of the Rapid Action Battalion allegedly harassed and gave death threat to the members of three families of village Barukhali under Morelganj upazila in Bagerhat, centring a rivalry over a disputed piece of land. One Md Aminul Islam Nannu, a member of the affected families, said this at a press conference at the Bagerhat Press Club Thursday noon. In his written speech, Nannu alleged that a member of RAB 6, Khulna namely Abdur Rouf, along with some RAB members, on February 23 went to the house of one Mahabuba Begum of village Barukhali under Morelganj and asked for her husband Soleman Sheikh. As they did not find Soleman, they left the place and entered the houses of Nannu and Golenur, he added. Nannu also alleged that the RAB members, entering the houses, hurled abusive words to the inmates and threatened to kill them 'in crossfire' if they file any allegation against Rouf or any RAB member. Nannu told the newsmen Thursday noon Rouf's and their lands are very close to each other and they have rivalry over the a piece of land for long. The Morelganj police said they received no allegation in this regard from anybody. A top RAB official of RAB 6, Khulna, told New Age Thursday evening that he heard about the matter and investigated it but found no truth in the matter. Departmental punishment will be awarded to the members who will be found guilty of abusing power, he added.  Two lynched by mob MOULVIBAZAR, Mar 10: Bandits looted 45 tolas of gold ornaments and Tk 60,000 in cash from an expatriate''s house at Uttarmulaim village in Sadar upazila early Thursday killing one of his relatives, reports UNB. Police said the dacoits entered the house of Abdur Rahim Tazul, who recently came from American, at 2am breaking open the door and tied up his servants. They hacked his relative Mahmood Miah, 45, to death when he tried to resist them. Later, at one stage they also beat up Tazul and his wife Sharifa Begum indiscriminately and decamped with the booty. A case was filed. Meanwhile, two alleged dacoits died and three others were badly wounded in a mob beating in a remote village of Chandina upazila on Wednesday. Jashim (35) of Maruka and Liton (28) of Darora village died on the spot. Alam, Shanu and Bashirullah were rescued by the police and admitted to Chandina helth complex. Today they were shifted to Comilla Medical College Hospital. Police said dacoits plundered the house of Nurul Haq, chairman of Gallai union parishad, on the night of March 7. Later the victims were held on suspicion and brought to his house on Wednesday when the mob beat them black and blue killing two of the on the spot. Local Awami League claimed that four of the five victims were members of Jubo League.
Posted by: Steve 2005-03-11 |
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