Three killed in post-polls violence, two JMB suspects held
Wednesday, 31 December 2008
Three people were killed and 34 injured in post-election violence in different parts of the country amid mixed reactions over Monday's dramatic election results while RAB personnel arrested two suspected JMB cadres in Chittagong, reports UNB.
In Pabna, some Awami League activists attacked the house of a local BNP supporter, Saheb Ali (40), in Sadar Upazila at around 9.30 am and stabbed him to death, police and locals said.
The attackers also set fire to his house and later ransacked some adjoining houses, causing injuries to up to 15 people. Five of them were later admitted to the local General Hospital.
On the other hand, an UP member died of heart attack at the sight of his elder brother being assaulted allegedly by some AL activists at Udaypur in Sujanagar Upazila Tuesday morning.
The dead was identified as Tokai Member (40), brother of local BNP leader Abul Kalam Azad.
Witnesses said Tokai, who rushed to rescue Azad from beating, collapsed and died on the spot during the incident that also left injured UP chairman and local BNP leader Abdul Hye.
The victims blamed some AL activists of Manikhat bazar for the attack which is allegedly linked to the local post-poll political rivalries.
In Chittagong a Jubo League activist was killed at Bhatiari under Sitakunda Upazila Monday night.
Family sources said some youths called Rahim Badshah, an activist of Bhatiari Union unit of the associate organisation of Awami League, out of home at about 10 pm. He had been missing since then.
On information, the police recovered Badshah's body with injury marks in the head at about 5:30am.
Nurul Islam Mistri, father of the victim, claimed that his son was killed by Islami Chhatra Shibir men following a brawl with Badshah in the polling centre during the election hours.
In another incident, BNP activists allegedly beat up four Awami Leaguers and also ransacked a house at Dakkhin Rajanagar in Rangunia Upazila Tuesday morning, apparently in an outbreak of the post-polls violence.
Another report adds: RAB arrested two suspected cadres of outlawed JMB and seized 28 homemade grenades from a residential hotel in the city today.
Masood and Korshed, both in their late 20s, were held from a room of Nirpad residential hotel at Teribazar at 6pm. On search, the grenades and more than 100 jihadi books and audiocassettes were recovered from the room. Hotel owner Yunus was also held for interrogation.
In Pabna, some Awami League activists attacked the house of a local BNP supporter, Saheb Ali (40), in Sadar Upazila at around 9.30 am and stabbed him to death, police and locals said.
The attackers also set fire to his house and later ransacked some adjoining houses, causing injuries to up to 15 people. Five of them were later admitted to the local General Hospital.
On the other hand, an UP member died of heart attack at the sight of his elder brother being assaulted allegedly by some AL activists at Udaypur in Sujanagar Upazila Tuesday morning.
The dead was identified as Tokai Member (40), brother of local BNP leader Abul Kalam Azad.
Witnesses said Tokai, who rushed to rescue Azad from beating, collapsed and died on the spot during the incident that also left injured UP chairman and local BNP leader Abdul Hye.
The victims blamed some AL activists of Manikhat bazar for the attack which is allegedly linked to the local post-poll political rivalries.
In Chittagong a Jubo League activist was killed at Bhatiari under Sitakunda Upazila Monday night.
Family sources said some youths called Rahim Badshah, an activist of Bhatiari Union unit of the associate organisation of Awami League, out of home at about 10 pm. He had been missing since then.
On information, the police recovered Badshah's body with injury marks in the head at about 5:30am.
Nurul Islam Mistri, father of the victim, claimed that his son was killed by Islami Chhatra Shibir men following a brawl with Badshah in the polling centre during the election hours.
In another incident, BNP activists allegedly beat up four Awami Leaguers and also ransacked a house at Dakkhin Rajanagar in Rangunia Upazila Tuesday morning, apparently in an outbreak of the post-polls violence.
Another report adds: RAB arrested two suspected cadres of outlawed JMB and seized 28 homemade grenades from a residential hotel in the city today.
Masood and Korshed, both in their late 20s, were held from a room of Nirpad residential hotel at Teribazar at 6pm. On search, the grenades and more than 100 jihadi books and audiocassettes were recovered from the room. Hotel owner Yunus was also held for interrogation.