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| Bangladesh |
| 2 Bangla judges killed |
| 2005-11-14 |
| A day after the 13th SAARC summit resolved to wage a relentless war against terrorism and poverty, two senior judges were killed in Bangladesh in a powerful bomb blast. One of the judges is a Hindu and the other a Muslim. The blast took place in the southern region where the fundamentalist Islamic groups hold sway. Reports say that the terrorists threw a powerful bomb at a mini bus in which the two judges, Sohel Ahmed and Jagannath Pandey were traveling from home to the court. Sohel died on the spot and Pandey on the way to the hospital. It was on August 17 militant outfits first demonstrated their 'clout' by engineering simultaneously bomb attacks across the country in all the 63 districts. These attacks were the handiwork of outlawed militant outfit Jaamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), which is known to have links with Pakistan's ISI and Al Qaeda. Last month also the militants demonstrated their fire power by attacking courts. Bangladesh Police have reportedly arrested a person in connection with the blast but his identity was not disclosed. No militant or Islamic organization has come forward to claim credit for the blast. Immediately after the blast, Khaleda government sounded a red alert in the capital and put in the entire state machinery on a high security alert. It has already banned Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh led by Bangla Bhai, Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh led by Shaikh Abdur Rahman and Harkatul Jihad led by Mufti Hannan. Bangla Bhai and Shaikh Rahman are absconding while Mufti Hannan was arrested recently. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |