Cremation Ground belonging to Hindu Minority occupied by BNP Leader – Azahar Matabbar of Muladi Upazilla – Barisal District and constructed houses thereon ( Sangbad dated April 3,2006 )
One Azahar Ali – an influential leader of BNP at Chakalekha Union of Muladi P.S. at Barisal constructed houses forcefully occupying the Hindu cremation ground. Soon after occupation of this cremation ground the screwed occupier manufactured a false dacoity case to harass the minority family breaking his own articles of his house.
It is reported that more than one hundred minority communities live at Charkalekha Union 20 kilometers away from Muladi P.s. Five years ago Azahar Matabbar (50) purchased 11 sataks of land from one Samir Gharami, but on last ¾ days ago Azahar Mtabbar forcefully occupied 2 sataks of cremation ground adjacent to the lands of a minority widow – Makhami Bala. Azahar Matabbar claimed that this cremation ground is also belongs to him. But on the contrary Makhami Bala claimed that this land is being used as their family cremation ground as it was recorded in katian and dead bodies of her husband- Mongal Bala, father-in-law and others are being cremated in this place.
It is also reported by the villagers of Namokandi that Azahar Matabbar has been conspiring to grab this land since long and he is continuously harassing those minority communities with intimidation of false cases to evict them from their homes.
On query Azahar Matabbar replied that he purchased this land and as because he could not get possession of 11 sataks of lands and as such he occupied this cremation ground. But he could not reply satisfactorily when he was asked about dacoity in his home.
Through:
Rabindra Ghosh.
President-HRCBM-Dhaka-Bangladesh