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Bangladesh
Jamaat-Shibir at it again
2012-11-25
[Bangla Daily Star] At least 19 people including six coppers were maimed in separate festivities between police and activists of 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 independent branch 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...
and Islami Chhatra Shibir
... the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh...
in Chapainawabganj and the capital.

Police tossed in the calaboose
Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw!
25 Jamaat and Shibir men in Uttara and placed in durance vile
Book 'im, Mahmoud!
16 in Chapainawabganj. In another drive at the capital's Malibagh, they detained six activists.

The clash at Uttara erupted around 4:30pm when police intercepted a procession of 60-70 members on Road 7, Sector 4, witnesses said.

They hurled brick chips at police when the latter marched forward to stop them. Police and the activists chased each other for about 10 minutes.

Police fired eight rounds of teargas canisters, 18 rounds of rubber bullets and baton-charged the supporters to disperse them, Deputy Commissioner Nisarul Arif of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Uttara division) told The Daily Star.

Police arranged primary treatment for three activists. No coppers were maimed in the incident.

The procession was part of Jamaat and Shibir's ongoing demonstrations demanding release of their leaders facing trial for crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War of 1971, police said.

In Chapainawabganj, 16 people including six coppers sustained injuries during a clash between police and Jamaat-Shibir men at Nachole Bazar yesterday.

The injured police personnel are: Officer-in-Charge Firoz Ahmed, Officer-in-Charge (Investigation) Sayed Iqbal, Sub-Inspectors Abdul Momin and Saiful Islam and Constables Mamunur Rashid and Helal of Nachole cop shoppe.

Firoz was admitted to Nachole upazila health complex and the others were given first aid. Police arrested five leaders, including upazila unit ameer Yahia Khaled, secretary Yakub Ali and Nachole union parishad Chairman Mawlana Rais Uddin.

Police said the activists brought out a procession without the local administration's permission around 3:45pm and attacked them with brickbats and sticks. Police retaliated with teargas shells, rubber bullets and baton charge.

In the Malibagh drive, six Jamaat and Shibir supporters were picked up from Educare Coaching Center around 5:00pm, following a tip-off, said Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Shah Alam of Ramna Police Station.

Since November 5, Jamaat and Shibir members have repeatedly attacked police across the country and left many of them injured.
Posted by:Fred

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