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| 3 Jamaat-Shibir dens busted in Sitakunda |
| 2015-03-09 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] In an overnight drive, the police yesterday busted three Jamaat-Shibir dens in the hilly forest areas of Sitakunda's Nunachhara and Yakubnagar areas. Police also enjugged Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! three Jamaat-Shibir men from the spots but refused to give their names "for the sake of investigation." Preparations were on to file two cases against them. Based on a tip-off, around 200 police members conducted the drive from midnight until early yesterday. The dens had been used by the Jamaat-Shibir men since 2013. They carried out attacks on vehicles on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway and hid themselves in the dens to avoid arrest, Sitakunda Assistant Superintendent of Police Md Saiful Islam told the Dhaka Tribune. "From the hideouts, the law enforcers seized 70 petrol bombs, 50 crude bombs, four lighter guns, three rocket flares, 24 cartridges, sharp weapons and kitchen items," he said. At least 50 Jamaat-Shibir men used to stay and hold meetings in these places, the ASP said, but they expeditiously departed at a goodly pace sensing the police raid. District Additional Superintendent of Police (north) Mostafizur Rahman said drives to arrest the runaway activists would continue. Police and local sources said many teachers and students of nearby International Islamic University of Chittagong were involved with Jamaat-Shibir politics. A number of students of the university were arrested for sabotages on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in 2013. Meanwhile, ...back at the desert island, Bert was realizing to his horror that he'd had only one bottle for one message, and he'd forgotten to include a return address... the CMP Detective Branch early yesterday arrested acting ameer of city unit Jamaat Md Ahsanullah from Halishahar area. |
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