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| 10 top outlaws still run parties in southwestern region |
| 2007-09-03 |
| Law enforcing agencies are yet to arrest any of the 10 'top' listed leaders of outlawed parties and gang groups active in southwestern districts. They are still active in Kushtia, Meherpur, Chuadanga, Pabna, Rajbari and Jhenidah districtscollecting toll and doing other crimes, sources said. The cadres, listed with police as 'hardcore criminals', are evading arrest despite all out attempts by law enforces including Rapid Action battalion (Rab) in last three years to nab them. Six of them are leaders of outlawed parties and four are of gang groups. The outlawed leaders are Gono Bahini (GB) chief Azibor Rahman and his 'second-in-command' Mandar; Gono Mukti Fouz (GMF) chief Shahin and three 'regional commander' Mukul, Tikka and Bakhtiar; and New Bipplobi Communist Party (NBCP) chief Akdil Hossain alias Buro Leaders of gang groups include Lalchad Bahini chief Lalchad; Mukti Bahini chief Mukti and Hamidul and Rashidul who lead the Hara Bahini. All of them hail from different areas of Kushtia district and conduct criminal activities in Kushtia and adjacent Meherpur, Chuadanga, Pabna, Rajbari and Jhenidah districts. Sources said GMF leader Tikka demanded Tk.2 lakh from a businessman at Totamtola in Sailkupa upazila in Jhenidah several days ago. The businessman is also an employee at Islamic University. Sources close to the businessman said they informed police about the incident. According to law enforcing agencies, some cadres of GB and NBCP recently held several meetings with a plan to capture some water bodies including Nandia, Uzangram and Chapaygachi in Kushtia Sadar upazila. |
| Posted by:Fred |