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| Bangladesh hunting for Bangla Bhai | |
| 2004-07-12 | |
The amiable former Islamic teacher says he and his thousands of followers want to rid Bangladesh of bloodthirsty leftist rebels and gangsters but authorities say the man is a dangerous fanatic. Bangla Bhai, a bearded Muslim in his early 30's, who some reports say was a follower of Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan, has risen from nowhere to become one of Bangladesh's most notorious men in a matter of months. Originally Bangla Bhai -- a nickname meaning Brother of the Bangladeshi people -- and his followers were welcomed and quietly supported by police, who have for decades been unable to eradicate the rebels. But police soon realised he was out of control and dangerous.
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| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #6 Bangladesh sits right in the crotch of the Bay of Bengal. Most of the land is of low elevation, so when a typhoon roars in, the land becomes a saline or brackish reservoir, being that it is at the logical end of the typhoon's path. And as an added feature, at no additional cost, many of the water wells are high in arsenic. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-07-12 7:28:30 PM |
| #5 Bangla Bhai smells like amway |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-07-12 7:00:20 PM |
| #4 They have better famines and typhoons. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-07-12 12:10:38 PM |
| #3 Thank you, Mr. Spock. |
| Posted by: Captain Kirk 2004-07-12 12:04:43 PM |
| #2 It's east of India. Pakistan's west. |
| Posted by: Fred 2004-07-12 12:01:53 PM |
| #1 Remind me how this place is different than Pakistan again? |
| Posted by: FlameBait93268 2004-07-12 4:17:37 AM |