Another policeman suspended over JMB ambush
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
A third policeman has been suspended over Sunday’s ambush by masked gunmen on a prison van before they freed three convicted Jam’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants. Gazipur SP Md Abdul Baten said Habilder Major Ayub Ali of Gazipur Police Lines has been temporarily relieved of his duties. A policeman was killed and two others were injured in the ambush on a prison van carrying JMB radicals from Kashimpur jail in Gazipur to Mymensingh district for a court hearing. Rakibul Hasan alias Hafez Mahmud, Salauddin Salehin alias Sunny, and Jahidul Islam alias Bomaru Mizan had escaped after the surprise attack. Subedar Abdul Karim of Gazipur Police Lines was suspended while Reserve Inspector (RI) Saidul Karim was withdrawn for neglect of duty following the attack that took place on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Tangail, according to bdnews24.com.