A Hindu minority killed by his own brother in Dhamrai Upazila of Savar (The Daily Sangbad, 02nd November 06)
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SAVAR, November 2:- A Hindu minority killed his own brother in Chouhat union of Dhamrai Upazila on Tuesday. Two brothers Sridam Rajbangshi and Biswanath Rajbnagshi of Dimukhi area of Chouhat union got into a controversy and at one stage got into a clash over the joining of former MP Barrister Ziaur Rahman to LDP (Liberal Democratic Party). Two brothers beat each other with sticks. At one stage, Sridam died after Biswanath seriously hit him with stick. Police recovered the dead body of Sridam. Police lodged a UD (Unnatural Death) case to conceal the killing.
Hindu minority holds demonstration and submits memorandum in Lalmonirhat district in protest of attack and ransack of Hindu family (The Daily Sangbad, 04th November 06)
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LALMONIRHAT, November 4:- The men and women of Hindu community of Thakurpara of Lalmonirhat district united and brought out a protest rally in the town and also submitted a memorandum to Fazlul Kabir, Upazila Executive Officer on Wednesday in protest of the attack, ransack, physical repression on the women at gun point and the incident of looting in the house of Tapan Kumar Rai, a Hindu minority and the proprietor of Rai Jewelers of Patigram bazaar. It is mentionable that BNP cadres Polash, Jewel and others ransacked looted and repressed the women physically showing arms.
A Hindu minority housewife murdered in Raozan Upazila of Chittagong district
(The Daily Jugantar, 02nd November 06)
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CHITTAGONG, November 2:- A Hindu minority housewife was murdered in Raozal Upazila of Chittagong district. The name of the deceased is Rinku Ghosh (22). The incident took place on Tuesday night at ward number 6 of Raozan municipality area. Police recovered the dead body after the local people informed the police seeing the dead body. The parents of dead Rinku alleged that Rinku was murdered by repression. But the relatives of Rinku’s father-in-law denied the allegation and said that Rinku died due to illness. The parents of the dead Rinku are taking preparation to lodge a murder case with the local police station. The name of the husband of Rinku is Pranab Ghosh. They have a son of two years old.
Minority Youth receives acid burns in Muhammadpur Upazila of Magura district (The Daily Independent, 04th November 06)
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MAGURA, November 4:- A youth received acid burn injuries in an acid throwing at Binodepur village under Muhammadpur Upazila at night on October 30.
The victim was identified as Nimai Chakraborty, son of Nanda Dulal Chakraborty of the village.
Police and local sources said the acid throwing was the sequel to the refusal by Nanda Dulal to pay toll demanded by a group of unidentified extortionists.
The extortionists had been pressing Nanda Dulal Chakraborty to pay toll for the last few days. The refusal bu Nanda Dulal to pay toll made the extortionists infuriated who in retaliation threw acid on his son Nimai Chakraborty. The acid burnt his face.
He was first admitted to Mgura Sadar Hospital from where he was referred to Faridpur Medical College Hospital.
One gets life-term in rape case in Munshiganj district (The Daily Observer, 03rd November 06)
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MUNSHIGANJ, November 3:- A youth was sentenced to life-term imprisonment for raping a school girl. The district Anti-women and children repression tribunal Judge Ali Mansur, after hearing the case, convicted the rapist and handed down the sentence on Tuesday last.
The case in brief, is that the convict Ibrahim Dewan (20), son of Md. Siddique dewan, resident of Basudia Dewanbari under Louhajang police station of the district waylaid in Kabita Rani Sarkaer(16), daughter of Maju Sarker after attending her coaching class at Baligaon high school in October last year. The youth gagged her mother before raping her in a nearby paddy field. Two villagers rescued the bleeding girl and took her home.
Community Journalist Affairs dialogue held in Bogra district
Preservation and protection of the right of practicing franchise of Adivasi( Tribal people) people of northern part of the country demanded (The Daily Manabjamin, 05th November 06)
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BOGRA, November 5:- Preservation and protection of the right of votes of the Adivasdi people of the northern part of the country demanded and it was also alleged that many Adivasi people would not be able to cast their votes as their names were not enlisted in the present voter list. The demand was made from a dialogue ‘The role of the journalists to raise the voice of Adivasi people’ held in Bogra district yesterday. The speakers also said in the dialogue organized by mass communication affairs development organization CCD, Bangladesh that the Adivasi people are intimidated and tempted in many ways before the election. As a result, they can’t practice franchise independently. The Adivasi leaders also said expressing their grief that names of many Adivasi people of northern part of the country were not enlisted in the voter list as yet as the Adivasi people are living sporadically. As a result, they would be deprived of casting their votes in the upcoming election. The speakers also demanded to include the names of dropped Adivasi people in the voter list and also said that their all out development would be possible if a restricted seat the level Adivasi people can be managed in the National Parliament. In the dialogue, the economic, social, political, educational, cultural and environmental problems and possibilities of Bogra Adivasi people were traced out and the role of the journalists in all these concerned cases were also discussed. Dulal Chandra Biswas, professor of the department of mass communication of Rajsahi University moderated the dialogue held in CDL auditorium. Local coordinator of CCD journalist Hasibur Rahman Bilu, Program coordinator Abdul Hai and other Adivasi journalist leaders also made wel come speech in the dialogue. All the higher officers of the organizations working for the welfare of the Adivasi people also participated in the dialogue.
11 Minority persons injured in an attack in Balaganj Upazila of Sylhet district (The Daily Prothom Alo, 05th November 06)
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SYLHET, November 5:- About 11 persons including six members of a same family were injured in an attack by the neighbor over a trifle matter in Goalbazar of the Upazila. According to villagers and eye witnesses, Laxmi Rani Das, a Hindu minority and wife of Haridas of Ekarai village got into a scuffle with her neighbor Rajat Pal Rinku over the boundary of the house. At one stage, Rinku’s brothers Liton Pal, Ajay Pal, Kajol Pal, Gouromoni Pal and Rani Pal carried an attack on the family members of Haridas with sharp weapon and stick. In the attack 11 persons including six members of Haridas’s family were injured. Enamul Manwar, OC of Osmaninagar police station said that they received an application from the injured side and now they would take legal action.
Rani’s family broken up due to dowry and now she is into trouble for lodging a case (The Daily Janokontho, 06th November 06)
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GOLACHIPA (BARISAL), November 6:- The family of newly married Ranjita Rani, a Hindu minority has broken up for the dowry of twenty thousand taka only after twenty days of her marriage. The brutal husband of Rani not only ousted her from the house but also he married another woman as he got much more money as dowry from his second married wife. Ranjita Rani has fallen into serious trouble lodging a case in the court in this connection. The hired goons of Rani’s husband are now threatening Rani and her family members almost every day. The whole family is now fleeing away for fear of the terrorists’ threat.
Ranjita Rani (18), daughter of a poor farmer Nikhil Biswas of village Gabua was married to Polash Sajjal(25), son of a well off farmer Sudhir Sajjal of the same village in 10th May of last year. Nikhil Biswas also gave dowry to her daughter’s husband according to Polash’s demand with the financial assistance of the village people. But Polash demanded twenty thousand more taka at the bridal night. Polash started repressing Rani after her father expressed his inability to give twenty thousand taka to Polash. Later, Polash ousted Rani from the house. Just after three days of this incident, Polash married another woman as he got handsome amount of dowry from that woman. Rani lodged a case as complainant with the Magistrate court of Golachipa on June 5 last demanding the punishment to the accused. The court issued the arrest warrant in name of Polash and his newly married wife Sneha Rani and the court also summoned other four accused. The family members of Rani are now facing harassment after lodging the case. The hired goons of Polash are now threatening the family members of Rani to withdraw the case. Nikhil Biswas, father of Rani, is not getting any help from the respected persons of the area even after his appeal to them to save his daughter from the threat of the hired goons of Polash. Now Rani and her family members are fleeing away for the fear of the terrorists.
Militant Nayeem in Sumanganj court says
“I am regretted for not being able to kill Suranjit Sengupta” (The Daily Prothom Alo, 05th November 06)
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SUNAMGANJ, November 5:- “I could be very happy if I could have killed Suranjit Sengupta, Presidium member of Awami League. He was my main target. I am regretted for not being able to kill him.”
Militant Nayeem alias Hafiz, a member of the militant group of Jamatul Mujahidin Bangladesh (JMB) admitted the incident of bomb attack on Suranjit’s meeting when he was produced before the court of the First Class Magistrate Hazera Khatun on last Friday.
The bomb attack on the meeting of Suranjit Sengupta in Dirai Upazila of Sunamganj district took place in 21st July, 2005. About one person died and al least fifty persons were injured in the attack. Later, Dirai police station as complainant lodged a murder case in this connection.
Militant Nayeem alias Hafiz was produced before the court on Friday amid tight security. The court granted 8 days remand after the investigation officer of the case CID inspector Sriram Datta sought remand for ten days.
According to court source, Nayeem said in the court during the hearing that he was a member of militant group. The bomb attack was carried on Suranjit’s meeting with a motive to kill him. For this, he was given the responsibility three months ago. He had no regret for those who died and injured in the attack. Rather he could be very happy if he could have killed Suranjit.
After the hearing, the CID officers took Nayeem to joint Interrogation Cell in Dhaka for further interrogation. Nayeem was arrested from his own home of village Sayedpur of Jagannathpur Upazila of Sunamganj district on October 3 last.
Ransack of Ashwani Kumar Hall in Barisal district condemned (The Daily Sangbad, 06th November 06)
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BARISAL, November 6:-Almost all the cultural organizations of Barisal district condemned the incident of ransacking the only one mass auditorium Ashwani Kumar Hall situated at the heart of Barisal district during the 14 party’s protest program on October 28 last and leaders of the organizations also demanded the renovation of the hall.
They condemned the incident from a meeting of Barisal Cultural Organization Union Parishad held on Saturday last night. It was said in the meeting that there was a heavy loss of the property of the trust for ransacking the only one mass auditorium and the only one place of cultural activities.
A Hindu minority killed by the perpetrators in Raipur Upazila of Laxmipur district (The Daily Ajker kagoj, 07th November 06)
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RAIPUR (LAXMIPUR), November 7:- According to local businessmen, a Hindu minority was killed in hands of the perpetrators in Raipur Upazila of Laxmipur district. Police recovered the dead body and sent it to the morgue for autopsy. Local businessman and the owner of the saloon Pijus Chandra Sheel said that his employee Tapan Chandra Sheel went outside to attend the call of nature at 1pm on Sunday. But he could not be contacted over his mobile phone and even he was not found anywhere. Later, he was found dead yesterday inside the toilet of Hamid Miah market. It was apprehended that the perpetrators killed him by suffocating. Police recovered the dead body of Tapan Chandra Sheel and sent the dead body to the morgue for autopsy. A GD (general diary) was registered with the local police station in this connection. Tapan Chandra Sheel hailed from ward no.3 of Union Parishad no.11 of village Charmandari of Faridganj Upazila of Chadpur district.
Youth commits suicide in Rangpur village (The Daily Observer, 05th November 06)
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RANGPUR, November 7:- A young man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at village Soyar under Taraganj Upazila in the district on Thursday.
Police sources said Minash Chandra (25) of the village hanged himself from the roof in his bedroom for unknown reason. Taraganj police recovered the dead body and handed over it to the relatives conducting autopsy at Rangpur Medical College Hospital.
A UD case was filed with Taraganj police station in this connection, the sources said.
Speakers in a seminar in capital say
Adivasi (tribal) people deprived of basic rights of a citizen for not implementing peace accord (The Daily Samakal, 05th November 06)
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The speakers demanded solution to the complicacy of the lands, improvement of law and proper implementation of the peace accord of Chittagong Hill Tracts in a seminar organized by Centre for Strategic and Peace Studies (CSPS). The speakers also said that the Adivasi people of Chittagong Hill Tracts are getting deprived of basic citizens’ rights as the peace accord was not implemented as yet. At the same time many unexpected incidents of land grabbing are taking place in this area. The speakers urged to solve all the disputed problems including ensuring the Adivasi peoples’ rights to cast their votes in the upcoming election.
The speakers made the urge from a seminar titled ‘resent situation of Chittagong Hill Tracts: Our responsibility’ held in CIRDAP auditorium on Saturday.
Executive director of CSPS Maj. General (Retd) Golam Kader moderated the seminar which was presided over by Commodore retired MA Rahman. Professor Dr. CR Abrar presented the key note paper in the seminar.Former Chief of Army Nur Uddin Khna, former IG of police Nurul Huda, columnist Sadek Khan, Principal Dr. Sayed Anwar Hossain, Col. Retired Farook Khan, Khamlai Murong, M Sakhwat Hossain ant others participated in the seminar as speakers.
Former chief of Army Nur Uddin said, “the government would have to notice whether the Adivasi people are happy or not. The peace accord could not be implemented due to every successive government’s unwillingness.”
Former IG of police said that there is no other way to solve the problems without discussion. He also said in the seminar that if the conflict resumes in hilly areas, the whole nation will be affected by this.
Columnist Sadek Khan said that even after being the citizens of this country, the Adivasi people are getting deprived of basic rights of a citizen.
Not released even after paying taka ten lakh (million)
Turzo Ghosh, a Hindu minority gold businessman abducted in Uttara of the capital, taka 1 cr. (billion) demanded as ransom
(The Daily Janokontho, 08th November 06)
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The perpetrators have demanded taka 1 cr. (billion) after abducting Turzo Ghosh, a Hindu minority gold businessman. Already the perpetrators have taken taka 10 lakh(million) and ten bhoris( a measurement of gold) of gold from the family of the abducted businessman. But the family has not got back Turzo as yet even after 10 days of abduction. The abduction has taken place in Uttara of the capital. The incident during the Caretaker Government has jerked the police administration.
According to Turzo’s family source, Turzo left home for somewhere by a motorcycle (Dhaka-Metro- Ha- 23-6040) on October 29 last. Since then, he went missing. A terrorist named Rabin made a call from Turzo’s mobile phone on Monday. Rabin demanded taka 1 cr.(billion) as ransom to release Turzo. At one stage, the terrorists shrunk the amount of ransom to taka 10 lakh(million) and 10 bhoris of gold on Tuesday last. Suchitra Rani, mother of the abducted businessman handed over the money of ransom at the hand of the terrorists going at the particular place of the terrorists on Thursday evening. The perpetrators were supposed to release Turzo just after getting the payment of ransom. The perpetrators also threatened not to inform police administration. But the perpetrators have not released Turzo as yet even after getting ransom and gold. The abductors are now not contacting the family of Turzo. The family of Turzo is now mourning in apprehension whether Turzo is alive or dead. Even after informing police and RAB, Turzo could not be rescued till writing of this report at 2am yesterday.
A BNP leader loots the house of a Hindu minority leader in Aghoiljhara Upazila of Barisal district and also threatens to leave the country (The Daily Sangbad, 08th November 06)
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AGHOILJHARA, November 8: A BNP leader named Wazed Sharif looted the house of Shuvash Ballab, a Hindu minority fishery businessman of village Mohankathi of Aghoiljhara Upazila of Barisal district at night on Tuesday last. Shuvash, his old mother Gita Rani (65) and Shuvash’s daughter Putul were injured during the incident as they went to resist the BNP leader. During the attack, the hired goons of Wazed took away many goods including cash money and four cows of Shuvash and also threatened him to leave the country. Shuvash with his family has taken shelter somewhere being intimidated by the terrorists. OC of the local police station said that they didn’t get ant complain about Wazed in spite of already registered so many complains about Wazed in the police station. It is mentionable that the local people alleged that Wazed has been practicing many misdeeds since long under the shelter of BNP. Wazed could not be contacted for his comment about the matter.
Attack on the house of a Hindu leader for attending the meeting of BNP in Gopalganj district (The Daily Natadiganta, 08th November 06)
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GOPALGANJ, November 8: The terrorists of Awami League attempted to kill Gopalganj district Hindu leader Harprasad for attending the representative council meeting of BNP. According to an allegation, the perpetrators entering the house of Harprasad looted and ransacked the house failing to find out Harprasad in the house. Masudpur police station is not taking any case mysteriously in this connection. Harprasad is absconding since after the incident.
Anil Sarkar, a relative of harprasad and a senor teacher of Savar Birulia high school alleged that the union representative council meeting presided over by Tarek Rahman, senior general secretary of BNP of Faridpur district was held in Gopalganj on January 27. Harprasad addressed that meeting. Centering this, the terrorists of AL taking the opportunity of ongoing instable political situation carried an attack on Harprasad’s house on October 28 last. The terrorists ransacked Harprasad’s house in his absence. Later the terrorists fled away when the villagers resisted them. The intellectual Hindu leaders of the country condemned the incident and demanded immediate arrest of the
The leader of Nabuat started election campaign in Satkhira district. The Ahmaydia community in fear (The Daily Janokontho, 08th November 06)
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SATKHIRA, November 8: Mufti Nur Hossain Nurani, leader of a group of khatame Nabuat Movement and who led a movement against the Ahmaydia community declaring them Nom-Muslim has started his election campaign. Color posters have already been released in name of Mufti Nur Hossain who will possibly contest for Satkhira 5 constituency and Munshiganj 4 constituency. The Ahmaydias of Jatindranaga of Shaymnagar of Satkhira district are in fear just after one year and seven months of an attack on them. But Mufi Nur told the Janokontho claiming him a soldier of liberation war that he has now taken position against Jamat’s hypocrisy in name of religion, corruption of Tarek Rahman and also against the cheating of Khaleda Zia.
A police constable gets victim of mass beating for trying to rape a woman in Cox’s Bazar district (The Daily Janokontho, 08th November 06)
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COX’S BAZAR, November 8: A lecherous police constable of local police station got victim of mass beating of the people of Rakhain(name of a tribal group) community as police constable tried to rape a woman of Rakhain community on Monday evening. The name of the constable is Shah Alam. He has been on duty as undeclared cashier of the police station since long. The police constable on Monday evening went to the house of that Rakhai woman of Kangpara of Buddhist temple and looked for wine to drink. At that time, the police constable tried to rape the woman as she was alone in the house. The police constable beat up the woman as she resisted him. Later, the people of Rakhain community got together hearing the scream of the woman and gave mass beating to the police constable. Manir Majhi, broker of the police constable managed to flee away during this time. Later, the agitated Rakhain community demonstrated and demanded justice from additional police super. Md. Imam, additional SP instantly suspended the police constable.
A new trend of dacoity (robbery) committed in Fatullah Upazila of Narayanganj district (The Daily Prothom Alo, 08th November 06)
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NARAYANGANJ, November 8: The robbers confined the inmates of the house and took away cash fifty thousand taka, 15 bhoris( a measurement of gold) of gold and a mobile phone set after they came to know over mobile phone that the householder was not in home. The incident took place at the flat of Manik Dey, a renter of the house of Fazlu Miah of Lalpur of Fatullah. The housewife of the house said that there was a mobile call sometime earlier of 1pm. Someone wanted to know whether Manik was in home or not. Later, the caller like a relative said over mobile phone that the brother (Manik) was not home even on holiday. Just after the call, someone knocked at the door. Later, three unknown youths entered into the room as soon as the housewife opened the door. Later the robbers looted cash money and ornaments holding the inmates of the house hostage at gun point. Householder Manik Dey is an employee of a private institution. A sensation has been created among the local people for this new trend of robbery.
The area of Paharpur Buddhist temple in Naoga district is in the hand of illegal land grabbers (The Daily Ittefaq, 08th November 06)
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NAOGA, November 8: The historical Paharpur Buddhist temple of Naoga district is now in the hands of illegal land grabbers. Illegal structure has been made near the main gate of the temple. The whole temple is now the grazing ground. The department of archaeology, Naoga district administration and the caretaker of Paharpur temple could not make the temple free from different illegal structures, illegal grabbing and grazing ground.
It was learnt after talking to assistant caretaker of Paharpur Buddhist temple and other concerned engineers that about 32.47 acres of land of the temple was grabbed in year 1987-88. The houses of the 16 families were included in that portion of land. The families and the proprietors of other portion of lands also filed a case to increase the value of the land. Later the government paid all their dues including the increased value of the lands. As extra facilities, the government bought the families 47 acres of land besude the bazaar of the temple to construct houses.
The families have received the new portion of lands given by the government. Some families have built houses there. But the proprietors of those houses are not releasing the requisitioned land of the temple. The proprietors have freshly demanded that houses would have to be built for them. It was learnt after talking to the proprietors of those houses that they don’t have any ability to build new houses. They will not leave the place before houses are built for them. Beside this, the Paharpur Buddhist temple has become the grazing ground of cows and goats.
Documentary of the stories of minority repression displayed in city (The Daily Prothom Alo, 09th November 06)
Staff Reporter
Another general election is going to be held within some months. Many of us might have forgotten in five years the thrilling stories of eight years old a Hindu minority child Rita Rani of Bhola district, a Hindu minority shefali Rani Das of Bagerhat district and also the story of gang rape of Shefali’s husband’s sister. Many people have forgotten the screaming of Chabi Rani of Rampal and the cry of Purnima of Sirajganj district.
All of these people were given punishment for casting their votes against BNP and Jamat in 2001 election. There was an attempt to drive the minorities from this country at that time. Many of them were evicted from their homes though they didn’t leave the country.
Journalist Shariar Kabir in his documentary ‘Let Us Live’ has presented the stories of the repression on the minorities. The documentary was inaugurated and displayed on Wednesday in a city hotel in presence of distinguished citizens and foreign diplomats. Shariar Kabir is trying to awaken the country men to resist the repetition of the repression on the minorities considering the upcoming election.
The reports with video of the repression on the minorities during last five years were displayed during this time. The second part of the documentary bears the story of the repression on the leaders of the opposition.
The representatives of citizen society present in the program said in the inauguration program that the repression on the minorities in 2001 election can be compared to the repression of the fascists. The fascists have taken away the rights of votes of the minorities and also tried to dive out the minorities to loot their lands. The speakers in the program urged the foreign diplomats along with others to play role about this so that there is no repetition of this kind of repression.
Among others Prof. Kabir Chowdhury, Ajay Rai, Hamida Hossain, Kazi Farook Ahmed and Waliur Rahman were present in documentary display program.
A teenage girl of Gipsy community gang raped in Fatullah Upazila of Narayanganj district (The Prothom Alo, 09th November 06)
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NARAYANGANJ, November 9: No one in gang rape incident of a teenage girl of Gipsy community was arrested till date in Fatullah Upazila of Narayanganj district. The girl is now in the ICU of Dhaka Medical College Hospital in dieing state.
According to police, the teenage girl lived in Buriganga River near Kandapara of Keraniganj along with her mother. A woman named Ratna took the teenage girl by convincing her to Lalpur of Fatullah on Friday evening and also confined her in a home. Later four terrorists gang raped the teenage girl. A rape case was lodged with Fatullah police station on Monday night in this connection.
Christian citizen murder
JMB members Salauddin and Hafez sentenced to death (The Daily Nayadiganta, 10th November)
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Hafez Mahmud and Salauddin Salehin, two leading fighres in the banned Islamic militant group Jamaatul Mujahideen, Bangladesh (JMB) were sentenced to death. Judge Nur Hossain of the Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka handed down the verdict in a crowded court room on Thursday last. It was learnt from the details of the case that a Christian citizen named Gomez was murdered by the members of JMB as Gomez converted to Christianity from Islam in 18th September 2004. Later both the members of JMB gave confessional statement to the criminal court. The investigation officer submitted the charge sheet against two accused after Shahnaz Parvin, wife of dead Gomez lodged a murder case with Jamalpur police station. The court yesterday handed over the verdict after taking the evidence of 18 persons’ among 31 witnesses. Special PP Abdul Latif Talukder conducted the case on behalf of the government and Adv. Sanwar Hossain was the state defence on behalf of the accused.
A divided skull recovered in Madaripur district (The Daily Manabjamin, 10th November 06)
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MADARIPUR, November 10: Police of Rajoir police station recovered a divided skull of a youth from the bank of Tekerhat Shankardi Kumar River at 3pm yesterday. Police said that local people informed police after they saw the skull near the bank of the Kumar River. Police recovered the skull and took it to the morgue of Madaripur town hospital. Police is apprehending that the skull might be the skull of Turzo Ghosh, a Hindu minority gold businessman who was abducted by the terrorists from Uttara of the capital on October 29 last. The abductors demanded taka 1 cr. (billion) as ransom. The family of Turzo gave taka 10 lakh (million) and 10 bhoris( a measurement of gold) of gold to the abductors. In spite of that Turzo was not released as yet.
A Hindu minority abducted in Sirajganj district (The Daily Sangbad, 09th November)
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SIRAJGANJ, November 9: A Hindu minority named Mangal Sutradhar (50) was abducted at night on Sunday last from Gosala of Sirajganj district. Someone introducing them as contractors called Mangal from his house and then they abducted Mangal. But no ransom was demanded for the abduction. Mangal was not found as yet. No case was lodged in this connection even after informing the police station
Threat of murder for withdrawing a minority housewife rape case in Vhaluka Upazila of Mymensingh district (The Daily Sangbad, 11th November 06)
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VHALUKA (MYMENSINGH), November 11: A Hindu minority housewife in Vhaluka Upazila of Mymensingh district got victim of gang rape. According to an allegation, the rapists are now threatening the complainant of the rape case to murder for withdrawing the case. It was learnt that Fakrul(35), son of Abdul Motaleb of village Meduari along with his two accomplices Mafiz Uddin(35) and Sadhon(32) gang raped the minority housewife of the same village when she went outside at 10pm night on November 3 to attend the call of nature. The husband after returning from the bazaar found his wife in the state of injury and later the husband took her to a local hospital. Later the police referred the minority housewife to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital for medical tests. The victim registered a rape case with Vhaluka police station in this connection. On the other hand, the influential rapists continuously are threatening the victim to withdraw the rape case.
Dead body of a Hindu minority youth recovered in Trishal Upazila of Mymensingh district (The Daily Sangbad, 11th November 06)
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TRISHAL (MYMENSINGH), November 11: The police recovered the dead body of a Hindu minority youth named Rajib Shutradhor (17) hanging in the tree in Trishal Upazila of Mymensingh district. It was learnt that someone called Rajib of village Katakhali from his house on Tuesday and Rajib went with them. The dead body of Rajib hanging in the tree was found on Wednesday morning. Masud, son of Kuddus Master was arrested on suspicion in this connection. There is a curiosity among the local people of whether it is a murder or suicide.
Many Hindu families leaving country for fear of the listed terrorists of Barura Upazila of Comilla district (The Daily Sangbad, 12th November 06)
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LAKSAM (COMILLA), November 12: The people of Hindu community are passing days in panic for fear of the terrorists of village Dewra within Barura Upazila of Comilla district. Many Hindu families are also leaving the country for fear of the terrorists.
According to local people source, about 50 Hindu families are living in village Dewra of ward no. 9 of Barura municipality area. Some listed terrorists of the village named Bacchu Miah, Kamal Hossain, Kawsar Ahmed and Jasim Uddin have been illegally extorting toll from these families and also repressing the families since long. The members of the Hindu families have been hostage of these activities of the terrorists. It is learnt from a source that Samar Bhoumik, a teacher of Dewra village has left the country for nIndia along with his family for the oppression and repression of the listed terrorists of the village. Recently, the terrorists have abducted a Hindu minority youth named Biplab as he didn’t pay the toll amounting taka 1 lakh (million) to the terrorists. Later, the terrorists released Biplab after getting forty thousand taka. Apart from this, the terrorists also harass the school going girls of the Hindu families. Many Hindu families of the village have taken preparation to leave the village for the repression of the listed terrorists. It is also learnt from the local source that the terrorists are wandering openly for a mysterious reason although many cases including the case of theft and robbery have been lodged against them. So the sufferers have expected the interference of the administration to protect them from the repression and oppression of the terrorists.
A Hindu minority youth injured in terrorist attack in old Dhaka dies (The Daily Prothom Alo, 12th November 06)
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A Hindu minority youth named Sani Pal (14) of Laxmibazar area of old Dhaka injured in a terrorist attack died on Saturday early morning in state of treatment.
According hospital source, Sani was returning home by a rickshaw at 12 midnight on October 26. Some unidentified youths waylaid his rickshaw as soon as Sani reached near Victoria Park. Before Sani could understand anything, the terrorists knifed him and fled the spot immediately. The local people rescued Sani and admitted him into Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). Later, Sani died on Saturday early morning after staying at DMCH under treatment.
It was learnt that Sani was student of class 8 of Narinda high school.
Terrorists seriously injure a Palli (village) physician on his refusal to pay toll in Swarupkathi Upazila of Pirojpur district (The Daily Janokontho, 12th November 06)
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PIROJPUR, November 12: The terrorists pounded the hands and legs of a Palli physician after seriously beating him with hammer and rod as the doctor refused to pay toll to the terrorists. The incident took place in village Ziluhar of Swarupkathi Upazila on Friday night. The local people caught three terrorists after a chase and handed over the terrorists to the police.
The eye witnesses said that three terrorists Milon, Mamun and Milon Miah demanded taka 1 lakh(million) as toll from Palli physician Dr. Sapon Kumar Biswas of Ziluhar village. On Dr. Sapon Kumar’s refusal to pay toll, the terrorists stopped him when he was coming from his chamber for home and then the terrorists pounded his hands and legs after hurting him with hammer and rod. The local people caught the terrorists when Dr. Sapon screamed during the beating. Seriously injured Dr. Sapon was admitted into Swarupkathi hospital.
One more Hindu minority businessman abducted in Chittagong district (The Daily Ittefaq, 12th November 06)
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CHITTAGONG, November 12: According to an allegation, a Hindu minority businessman named Polash Nath was abducted in port city Chittagong. The wife of Polash Nath said that her husband left home on Thursday morning to go to a buying office of Nasirabad Industry area under Bayezid police station. Polash Nath also informed his wife on the same day over mobile phone that he was busy in an important piece of work in Barobkundo area. Polash Nath informed on Friday that he was in Dhaka. Polash Nath also told his wife to get ready 10-12 lakh (million) taka for an emergency. On Saturday morning a man introducing him as captain called to Polas Nath’s wife and wanted to know whether the money was managed or not. In perspective of this incident, the family of Polash Nath is apprehending that Polash Nath was abducted. The matter is being investigated when an appeal was made to the Police Commissioner.
An adolescent girl in Karimganj Upazila of Kishorganj district raped before her parents, the minority community in fear. (The Daily Sangbad, 13th November 06)
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KARIMGANJ (KISHORGANJ), November 13: According to an allegation, some debauchees raped an adolescent minority girl of a Rishi (cobbler) family keeping tied the parents of the girl with rope. Police recovered the victim and sent her to Kishorganj Modern Hospital for medical tests. Mother of the victim lodged a case in this connection with Karimganj police station. The incident took place in village Rishipara within Niatpur union of Karimganj Upazila of Kishoreganj District. A panic is prevailing among the minority of the area over the incident.
According to police and local people, the householder was sleeping in the house along with his wife and two daughters. Miru Hossain’s son Golam Miah(30), Suraj Ali’s son Kamal Miah(35), Mati Miah’s son Babul Miah, Chandu Miah’s son Parvez(27) and Hafiz of nearby Niamatpur village entered the house at the dead of night and kept tied the parents of the girl with rope at gun point and then raped the adolescent girl. During that time, another debauchee tried to rape another girl (14) of them but the girl fled the house and took shelter into a jungle behind the house and thus she saved her chastity. The rapist fled the spot after the local people came forward when they heard the screaming of the family members. The mother of the victim lodged a case with Karimganj police station in this connection against five persons accusing Golap as main accused.
A Hindu minority helpless widow Arpana Rani getting no assistance of police even after being repressed in Narail district (The Daily Nayadiganta, 13th November 06)
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NARAIL, November 13: According to an allegation, a Hindu minority widow being repressed time and again is not getting any legal help. Even the widow was threatened to evict her from her land and miscreants also threatened her to kill. Local police station didn’t take any steps against the persons involved even after passing 10 months of the incident. It was learnt that Arpana Majumdar Rani, wife of dead Nripen Majumdar of village Aagdiya of Narail district filed a general diary with Narail town police station on 7th January of the current year after getting victim of repression. It was learnt from diary source and also from the conversation to Rani that after the death of her husband, eight influential persons of the area including Kumaresh Majumdar, Ranjanmali and Khitish had been threatening Rani to leave her land so that they could occupy Rani’s land and house. The neighbors also said that there was even an attempt to spoil Rani’s character by intimidating her. Rani and the neighbors were threatened to kill when they protested that. Later, informing the local police of all the matters, Rani filed other general diaries in June 6 and October 15 and prayed for taking action against the accused. But Arpana Rani has requested the district Police Super to take action in this connection after the local police played silent role about the matter.
Through:
Rabindra Ghosh
President, HRCBM-Dhaka,Bangladesh.