Outlaw killed in 'crossfire'
A top cadre of the outlawed Gono Mukti Fouz (GMF) was killed in 'crossfire' between police and members of the extremist outfit in Sailkupa upazila in Jhenidah yesterday. Tipul Biswas, 30, died on the spot during the 'shootout', bringing 21 the number of deaths in such incidents in Jhenidah since November last year.
Acting on a tip off, police raided Padamdi-Sreerampur village at around 3:00am where several GMF cadres were holding a secret meeting. | Lurking in a deserted building hatching dastardly plots, no doubt |
Surrounded by police, the GMF cadres opened fire on the law-enforcers. Police said they fired back and Tipul fell in the line of fire. Others escaped after the gunfight that lasted about half an hour, they added. | Funny, the big shots always seem to catch lead poisoning and the gunnies get away. Just the opposite of the turban set. |
Assistant Sub-Inspector Nasir and constables Firoz and Sattar were wounded, claimed police, who seized two pipe-guns and six bullets from the spot. Tipul, son of Manowar Hossain of Padamdi-Sreerampur village, was accused of eight criminal charges including four murders and two abductions, police said.
15 injured in clash
At least 15 people were injured, three critically, and the traffic movement on Dhaka-Chittagong highway halted for an hour following a clash between two groups of villagers in the town on Wednesday. Witnesses said two groups of youths were locked in quarrel near Dulamia road over handing over of a youth Nur Kalam Parvez to the police. Parvez was caught red handed while selling stolen iron rods in the area. | "Pssst, wanna buy some iron rods? Top quality, only used once to beat up a little old lady." |
When the police, on information, arrested Parvez the clash erupted between his supporters and opponents. Later the people of the nearby villages joined the two groups and attacked each other. | "All right, it's a clash! Let's go beat up somebody!" |
Two shops were ransacked and looted and 7/8 vehicles on Dhaka-Chittagong highway were damaged during the clash. | Sounds like Colorado after a college football game |
Bandar sramik leader shot at
Feb 3: A prominent worker leader of Chittagong Port and general secretary of the Bandar Samajtantrik Sramik Jote and Jatiya Sramik Jote Chittagong District Committee Yar Ahmed was critically injured when the armed miscreants shot him in his head at Port Connecting road in the city last night. | Sounds like he's a secretary of the local Stevedore's Union. And we know what honest people they are. |
Sources said, general secretary of the Bandar Samajtantrik Sramik Jote and Jatiya Sramik Jote Chittagong District Committee Yar Ahmed was returning from Boro Pole area to his house at the port colony at around 9.30 pm last night by a baby taxi. The armed miscreants attacked him when he was crossing the Port New Market area on the Port Connecting road at around 9.40 pm last night. The miscreants shot him in his head. The armed miscreants left the spot by another baby taxi after shooting. Yar Ahmed was critically injured. The mobile police team saw the victim Yar Ahmed when they were crossing the spot after a few minutes of the attack. Police recovered Yar Ahmed when he was crying for help and sent him to the Chittagong Medical College Hospital last night. Later, he was sent to the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka by a helicopter at around 3.30 pm today as his condition became critical. The Medical sources said, victim Yar Ahmed is now in coma. | Being shot in the head will do that |
On the other hand Chittagong Dock Bandar Sramik Jote demanded immediate arrest of the criminals who were involved in the attack. The Srmaik organisations of Chittagong port including Chittagong Dock Bandar Sramik Jote threatened that if the law enforcing agencies fail to arrest the criminals, they would suspend the activities of the Chittagong Port. | "If youse coppers don't git the guys what plugged Yar, we're gonna walk off da docks and shut dis port down! Nobody messes wid dis here union!" |
2 cops injured in bombs attack
Two constables of Kotwali thana were injured in a bomb attack in front of Armanitola primary school during the hartal hours yesterday. Miscreants hurled the bomb at Habibur Rahman, 32, and Mohammad Jaru Miah, 40 at about 3pm leaving them badly injured. They were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
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