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| Meherpur Jamaat leader killed in 'gunfight' |
| 2014-01-21 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] The assistant secretary general of Meherpur district 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 independentbranch 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... Tarique Mohammad Saiful Islam, 35, was killed in a "shootout" with police early yesterday. He was the eldest son of Samiruddin, former chief of Meherpur district Jamaat, reported our correspondent. Sadar cop shoppe OC Reazul Islam said they had nabbed I ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece! Saiful from an Islami Bank branch in the district town around 3pm Sunday in connection with nine cases filed against him. "Saiful confessed that MA Matin, Khulna divisional coordinator of Jamaat, would hold a clandestine meeting with his cohorts at Bandar village in the town around 3am today," he said. "So we went there with Saiful. Detecting our presence, Matin's associates opened fire, leading to a shootout," he said. During the "shootout," Saiful tried to escape and came in the line of fire. After the "shootout," police found his blood-stained body lying on the ground. One firearm, five crude bombs and six bullets were recovered from the scene, the OC said. |
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