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| Bangladesh security forces detain senior politicians |
| 2007-02-05 |
| Security forces in Bangladesh detained seven ex-ministers and several other influential politicians from across the political spectrum on Sunday in swoops on their Dhaka homes, officials and media reports said. They were the most high-profile figures to be detained since the declaration of a state of emergency on Jan 11, which followed weeks of street protests and pre-election violence. An election planned for late January was postponed, and the interim government charged with holding the poll has vowed to root out corruption from politics and the administration. Those detained in the capital before dawn on Sunday included former interior minister Mohammad Nasim and former state minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir of the Awami League. Nasim’s son, Tanmoy Mansur, said his father was taken away by a squad of police and army around 1:30am. “They gave no reason but said the order to detain him came from the top,” Tanmoy told Reuters by telephone. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) figures detained included former communications minister Nazmul Huda and state ministers Ruhul Kuddus Talukder, Mir Nasiruddin, Amanullah Aman and Iqbal Hasan Mahmud. Security officials, requesting anonymity, confirmed the detentions and said the drive would continue as part of the government’s bid to organise a fair, peaceful and credible election. The interim authority headed by former central bank chief Fakhruddin Ahmed is strongly backed by the armed forces, which are acting behind the scenes instead of intervening directly, apparently to keep their international peacekeeping profile high. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Find any shutter guns? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-02-05 15:14 |