A listed criminal, arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), died in police custody Saturday night at the Chittagong Medical College and Hospital (CMCH).
Members of the Rab arrested Enamul Haq, 35, on Monday night from Panchhari area of Lohagara upazila and recovered five guns, two light machine guns and one rifle from him. After interrogations the Rab handed him to Lohagara police the next day allegedly with marks of injuries.
| "Say, are those bruises?" "He fell down the stairs, several times, and landed on a soldering iron. Just an accident, trust us." |
| So he didn't die on their watch |
Following sudden deterioration of his physical conditions Enamul on Saturday morning was admitted to the CMCH where he succumbed to his "illness" at 8:30pm, police said.
| "He's dead, Jim" |
The body of Enamul Haq, 35, was handed over to his family members yesterday.
District police sources alleged they received Enamul from the Rab with marks of injuries obviously caused by torture. The Rab officials, however, dismissed the allegation yesterday.
Madrasa teacher killed in clash
A clash between madrasa teachers and students and the locals at a remote village in Beanibazar upazila on Saturday led to death of a madrasa teacher.
The victim is Munir Uddin, 45. At least 20 people including the tea stall owner and students were injured. Police arrested four persons. Madrasa teachers and students held a demonstration demanding immediate arrest to the killers.
A few students of Jamia Quasimul Ulum Madrasa went to a tea stall at Mewa to take tea in the afternoon. They asked the tea stall owner to switch off the TV while others were enjoying its programmes.
| "Turn that TV off, we're discussing holy matters over here!" |
| Try getting a TV turned off in a bar during a game and you'd get the same response. |
However, a few leading people negotiated. But, at about 11 pm, the villagers along and the students attacked the tea stall owner and rampaged the stall.
Locals came to the aid of the tea stall owner. There ensued a clash leaving the madrasa teacher seriously injured. He was rushed to Beanibazar Upazila Health Complex from where he was sent to Sylhet Medical College Hospital. Munir died there in the morning.
RAB driver beaten in Rajshahi
Apr 17: A gang of youngsters presumably drug peddlers last night at around 9-30 pm mercilessly beaten the driver of a jeep belonging to Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5, Rajshahi near Zila Parishad Auditorium area at Kazihata of the city.
According to RAB sources, the driver of the jeep (Dhaka Metro 02-5502) the name of whom was not disclosed by RAB, parked the jeep in front of Baikali Sangha Club at the premises of to Nanking Chinese Restaurant near Zila Parishad auditorium. At that time a gang of miscreants came near the jeep and locked in an altercation among themselves.
When the driver of the RAB jeep asked them to go away from that place, the gang members became agitated and used abusive language. At this time the driver of the jeep identified himself as a member of RAB, the gangsters numbering 6 to 7 became further agitated and started to beat him. During the incident, the officials of Baikali Sangha and Nanking Chinese Restaurant came out of their offices and tried to restrain the gangsters but they continued to beat him. At one stage, the driver managed to take shelter inside the Chinese restaurant and informed other RAB members who chased the gangsters but they managed to escape.
| For now |
| Not dark enough, RAB does it's best work around 0400. |
Dacoity at village home of Chief of Army Staff
Apr 17: A dacoity was committed at the village home of Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury at village Kanisail under Golapganj upazila of the district in the early hours of Sunday.
| Boy, did they hit the wrong house |
Police and local sources said, a gang of dacoits numbering 8 to 10 swooped on the village home of the Chief of Army Staff at about 1-15 am on yesterday.
The dacoits entered the room of Sayma Khanam, sister of the army chief after breaking the door and looted the cash money and documents relating to pension of her husband. Later the dacoits tried to break the door of Hasan Mashhud's mother, when Jewel Chowdhury, a cousin of the Chief of Army staff woke up and opened fire at the dacoits. The dacoits also fired several rounds of bullet and left the scene immediately.
| "Run away!" |
On information, high officials of the Sylhet police administration including Deputy Inspector General of Sylhet Range, AKM Mahfuzul Haque and Police Super Mostofa Kamal inspected the spot yesterday morning.
| Funny how the brass turn up when the Chief of Staff's house gets robbed. Not to mention his mom. |
| "Crossfire" in 5..4..3.. |