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| 3 militant siblings surrender in Jessore |
| 2016-10-05 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] Three siblings, who were wanted by Jessore police along with three other family members for suspected Hizbut Tahrir ...an al-Qaeda recruiting organization banned in most countries. It calls for the reestablishment of the Caliphate... connection, have surrendered to police, said M Moniruzzaman, deputy inspector general of police in Khulna range Speaking at a press briefing in Jessore yesterday, the DIG said the siblings are Tanzeeb Ahmed alias Ashraful (22), Tanzeer Ahmed (18) and Masuma Akhter (28). Their other sister Maksuda Khatun, her husband Shakir Ahmed and Masuma’s husband Nazmul Hasan are still missing. Tanzeeb was present at the presser. He requested not to bring his brother or sister in front of the press, the DIG said. Speaking to news hounds, Tanzeeb said he first came into contact with Hizbut Tahrir last year, when he was a student of botany at Jessore Government City College. "I used to go to a tea stall in the town’s Dharmatala area in the afternoon every day, where I met a Hizbut Tahrir leader named Sajal one day. He gave me religious booklets to read. Eventually, he convinced me to join his organization." After he joined Hizbut Tahrir, Tanzeeb convinced his brother and sisters to join him as well. Asked why they surrendered to police, Tanzeeb said they realised their mistake when the prime minister and high officials of police urged missing hard boyz to surrender. "We want to return to normal life." DIG Moniruzzaman said: "Some of our young men and women became misguided by people with ill intentions. But they are now realising that they made a mistake and are surrendering themselves. Police will help to rehabilitate them, as well as provide counselling." Asked about the other three members of the family, the DIG said police were working to convince them to surrender as well. The siblings’ names first came up when Jessore police on September 6 published a list of 11 people who had been missing for a significant period and were suspected to have joined myrmidon groups. |
| Posted by:Fred |