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| Jamaat man wounded in 'shootout' with cops in Jessore |
| 2014-04-23 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] A 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... activist was shot in the left leg in a shootout between Jamaat-Shibir men and police yesterday around 4am in Hamidpur, under Jessore Kotwali cop shoppe. The victim Muhaid Hussain, 28, is also former president of the Fatehpur union unit of Islami Chhatra Shibir ... the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh... . He hails from Jhaulia village under Jessore Sadar upazila. Reshma Sharmin, assistant superintendent of police in Jessore, said a shootout ensued between Jamaat activists and police when police raided a secret meeting of the activists near a garbage disposal area in Hamidpur. "Muhaid got caught in the line of fire and was shot," she said, claiming he was an accused in a saboteur case. Police also tossed in the clink Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! two other Jamaat activists named Habibullah and Aminur, and recovered a firearm and a round of bullet, the assistant superintendent said. On the other hand, Muhaid, who was being treated at Jessore Medical College Hospital, claimed that police had called him out of his residence and shot him in the leg. |
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