Rapid Action battalion (Rab) has taken a new move to record profiles of "most wanted criminals". on computer. The profiles will be brought under computer network through special programming.
| I'll bet the RAB will get theirs working before the FBI does. |
| That's why we haven't had many "crossfires" lately, they're waiting for the paperwork to be finished |
5 culprits held Arms, counterfeit currency, stamps seized in Ctg
CHITTAGONG, Mar 20: - Police in separate raids conducted at Fatikchary, Rawzan and Sitakund police station detained five culprits and recovered arms and a good quantity of counterfeit banknote and non-judicial stamps over the last couple of days. The detainees were identified as Mohammed Nazim Uddin alias Naizza (32) of Fatikchary, Mohammed Anwar (40), Mohammed Mostofa (45) and Mohammed Jafor Bhuiyan alias Dulal (47) of Rawzan area, Mohammed Imam Hussein of Sitakund. Informed sources said that Fatikchary police detained Mohammed Nazim Uddin alias Naizza yesterday. According to his confessional statement police recovered a foreign-made single-barrel gun, a foreign-made double-barrels gun and two pipe guns. On the other hand, Rawzan police rounded up Mohammed Anwar today. In pursuance of his confessional statement police recovered counterfeit banknote and stamps worth about Taka 1,38,500 and a camera. Police also detained his accomplices Mohammed Mostofa and Mohammed Jafar Bhuiyan alias Dulal. Meanwhile, Sitakund police booked Mohammed Imam Hossen yesterday. He was convicted of two months imprisonment in a case. Separate cases were lodged with respective police stations in these connections.
Chittagong arms haul case-JIC interrogates Yakub The members of Joint Interrogation Cell (JIC) started grilling Yakub Ali yesterday, main charge-sheeted accused person in the country's biggest-ever arms haul case in Chittagong, a highly placed source said. Yakub was asked various questions during the first day of his eight-day remand about his involvement in the arms and ammunition recovery from the CUFL jetty in Chittagong, sources said. The law enforcing agencies seized a huge consignment of sophisticated illegal arms and ammunition when they raided CUFL jetty in Chittagong in the small hours of April 1, 2004. It was the biggest-ever arms haul in the country. The members of law enforcing agencies declined to disclose anything about the information that was given by Yakub during the interrogation. Talking to The Independent, Intejar, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Mirpur police station, said Yakub was interrogated at the police station by JIC which consists of members of Army, SB, DB, CID and DGFI. Acting on a tip off, a team of Mirpur Thana police arrested Yakub Ali in a drive conducted at Habib Manjil of Lalkuthi under Mirpur police station in the early hours on March 17. Yakub Ali was produced before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court by the police on March 18 with a prayer for 10 days' remand. But the court granted eight-days' police remand.
Terrors storm ex-reporter''s house, injure brother A group of terrorists stormed the village home of the former senior reporter of The News Today Shakhawat Hossain on Friday night at village Khupi under Shahdhar Char union in Shibpur police station on Friday night and injured his brother Shekhar Miah with Chapati and other deadly weapons. They also hurled abusive language at the ailing mother of the journalist and his sisters. Seriously injured Shekhar Mia was immediately rushed to local hospital at Shibpur where he is still undergoing treatment. Terrorist Serajul Mia along with his brother Mobarok Mia and two other alleged terrorist cousins attacked the family members of the journalist, who was the Executive committee member of Dhaka Reporter''s Unity (DRU) in 1999 and is the associated member of Economic Reporters'' Forum (ERF). The terrorists also threatened the family not to file any case with the local police station in this connection. They were creating pressure for resolving the problem through arbitration.
| Arbitration? Sounds like a union problem |
3 JCD cadre held in hijacking case in Sylhet SYLHET, Mar 18:—Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a massive swoop arrested three JCD activists for allegedly hijacking a motorcycle and other snatching cases in the city on Wednesday night. According to RAB-3 source, Mr Ashraf Hussain, Principal Officer, National Bank, Sylhet, while returning to his residence at Majortila, the eastern part of the city was attacked by JCD cadres who snatched away his motor cycle No Sylhet a 8972 at gunpoint around 7-30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mr Ashraf lodged a written complaint with Sylhet RAB-3 who went into active at once. Meanwhile at around 10 p.m. on Wednesday the hijacker informed Mr Ashraf over phone to pay ransom to get back his motor cycle. He assured them to pay the ransom and one hijacker Abdul Haq (26) S/o Md Abdul Karim of Mohammedpur (Islampur) went to Mr Ashraf's residence where RAB personnel in plain clothe laid an Ambush.
| "Sure, I've got the ransom money, come on over to the house. Pay no attention the the heavily armed men in the bushes" |