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| 2 held with arms, explosives in Chittagong |
| 2014-05-12 |
[Dhaka Tribune] Police have placed in durance vileYou have the right to remain silent... two persons with arms and explossives during a raid from Lakshmichari area at Fatikchari on Sunday afternoon. The identity of the arrestees could not be known immediately. Tarikul Islam, assistant superintent of police (headquarters) Chittagong, said: "We arrested them with 41 petrol bombs, 2 light guns, one pistol and 10 rounds of bullets from Lakshmichari area around 3pm." They might have links with Jamaat-Shibir, he added. On Saturday, police arrested 18 Shibir activists from Sitakunda, Satkania and Lohagara upazilas in an overnight drive. On May 8, the law enforcers arrested 24 Jamaat-e-Islami ... The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... and Islami Chhatra Shibir ... the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh... activists suspected of subversive activities from Satkania, Lohagara and Banshkhali upazilas. |
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