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Bangladesh
Top JMB leader held in Khulna
2005-12-31
Dec 30: A top regional leader of the banned Islamist militant outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) was arrested by a team of RAB members from Tootpara area of Khulna city last night.

The elite strike force also recovered sizeable quantities of a chemical and small quantities of other bomb-making materials from a makeshift student hostel on the basis of information painfully extracted from given by him.
"Ooch! Ouch! Okay! I'll tell you where the bomb-making stuff is!"
The arrested JMB leader has been identified as Md Ziaur Rahman Sagar alias Sabbir, 27, second-in-command of the outfit in-charge of four neighbouring districts comprising Khulna, Satkhira, Bagerhat and Gopalganj. According to a RAB press release, he has identified himself as an activist of JMB with the rank of Ehsar who is ready to sacrifice life for Allah.
Ehsar? Is that like a HauptsturmfÃŒhrer?
The press release says that Sabbir has told the investigators that as per his directives, the bombings were carried out by the party men at several places in Khulna, Satkhira, Bagerhat and Gopalganj districts on August 17 this year (2005). He has further told the investigators that he himself distributed a total of 34 bombs to JMB men to carry out the bombings in the four districts on that day.

Following the information given by Sabbir, the RAB members conducted a raid on the ground floor flat of an old and dilapidated three storey building at Pabla Bairagipara road under Daulatpur police station last night in search of explosive substances. On search of the flat, they recovered 37 kilograms of potassium nitrate, 250 grams of gun powder, 100 grams of aluminium powder, 3 detonators, 3 live bombs, 18 internal circuits, 16 capacitors, 31 switches, 60 resistors, 11 fused bulbs, 35 switch bulbs and 18 pencil batteries from a dingy room. The ground and first floors of the building have been rented out to students for living and the landlord lives on the second floor. The building is known as Jessore Chhatrabash in the locality.

Sabbir who was produced by RAB before the newsmen at their office premises at Khalishpur at around noon today spoke about himself for a couple of minutes. In his brief statement, he admitted his involvement in the August 17 bomb incidents in four districts. He said, "I have done the offence due to my ignorance. I am repentant for my activities. I beg the pardon of all. Let me be pardoned".
Sure. We just have to go collect your pardon. It's at an abandoned farmhouse in Chittachong district. How's about setting out for it around 3 am?
Sources said, Sabbir read up to class VIII in a school and later, got admitted to Dastanabad Alia Madrasa in Natore sadar thana of Natore district to pass Alim examination. He associated himself with JMB in 2002, sources added.
Posted by:Steve White

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