Outlaw killed in 'crossfire'
An outlawed party operative was killed in 'crossfire' between police and his associates at Nayanpur of Mirpur upazila early yesterday. The dead, Abdus Sattar, 39,was a top cadre of Biplobi Communist Party (BCP). With his death, the death count in crossfire rose to 60 in Kushtia district.
Mirpur police said they went to Nayanpur village after a tip-off that BCP cadres were preparing to attack rival outlawed outfit Gono Mukti Fouz (GMF).
| "Psssst, there's gonna be a rumble tonight!" |
As the police team reached Itkhola of Nayanpur at about 4:00am, BCP cadres who were lying in wait there opened fire on them.
| Sounds like the cops were set up. If, of course, things really happened this way. |
The policemen returned fire that resulted in an hour-long gunfight, said a police source.
| This is a Bangladeshi gunfight, mind you. I think they pop off one round every ten minutes or so then go back to drinking tea. |
After the gunfight had stopped and the outlaws fled the scene, police found a body, which was later identified to be Sattar's, added the source. | An hour long gunbattle and the only deader is one "top cadre". |
Besides, they recovered eight rounds of bullets. | In Bangladesh, this is a massive arms cache. |
Sattar hailed from Nayanpur and stood accused in five cases including two for murder, police said. Mirpur police yesterday filed a case in this connection accusing a number of unidentified BCP cadres.
College Student Murder-One to die, three get life
A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced a youth to death and three others to life in jail for killing a student of Baliakandi Degree College in Rajbari district in March 2002. The convict with death is Mohammad Salauddin Ahmed while Mohammad Shamim Ahmed, Saiful Islam Liton and Mohammad Shariful Islam Khan were given life term imprisonment for killing Masuduzzaman alias Uzzal Biswas. Of them, Shariful was present in the court during the delivery of the verdict while the rest three were tried in absentia. | Shariful Islam Khan, AKA "Shariful the Slow" |
The punishment of the fugitives will be effective from the day of their arrest or surrender, the court said. | So they don't need a retrial when they catch them? Cool! |
After cross-examination of 13 prosecution witnesses, Judge AR Masud of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 pronounced the judgement. | "Speedy Trial Tribunal, convictions in 30 minutes or less, or your next conviction is free!" |
According to the prosecution, victim Uzzal was stabbed to death by his friends led by Salauddin at about 7:30pm on March 29, 2002 as he (Uzzal) prevented them from taking indecent snaps with his paternal aunt (sister of his father). | "My Aunt! My camera! My cricket bat! |
The victim was killed when he was returning home in a by-cycle. Uzzal had sat for the B.A. (Pass) examination in 2002. Later, victim's father Motaleb Biswas filed a murder case with Baliakandi Police Station against Salauddin and three others the same day.Special Public Prosecutor Aminul Islam appeared for the state while Abdul Motaleb Khan defended the accused.
Indian PM's effigy burnt
The Sylhet Division Development Action Council on Sunday threatened to lock up the entrance of the Indian High Commission in Dhaka if the killing of innocent Bangladeshis by the Border Security Force is not stopped. The demonstrators also burnt an effigy of the Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh, during a human chain formed by the council at Muktangan protesting 'indiscriminate killings' of the Bangladeshi people in the border areas by BSF. A rally was also held there. | And a fine time was had by all |
The speakers also criticised the Bangladesh government for 'not taking effective diplomatic initiative' to bring an end to the border crisis. The council president, Abed Raja, criticised both BSF and the Bangladesh Rifles for what he said mockery through the holding of meetings on border issues. |