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| JMB worry at Dhaka jail |
| 2009-02-01 |
| Dhaka Central Jail authorities are apprehending that the banned militant outfit Jam'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and other linked groups may be trying to carry out "subversive' acts within the jail premises to embarrass the government. Towhidul Islam, senior superintendent of the jail, told The Daily Star that acting on specific reports received from intelligence sources on the matter, they have taken actions to avert the situation. A cultural programme inside the jail, scheduled for January 29, was cancelled a day earlier for the same reason, he said. State minister for home Tanzim Ahmed Sohel was supposed to attend the the programme. Over 100 prisoners from 67 jails across the country were scheduled to perform in the cultural programme at Dhaka Central Jail. Jail authorities have already sent back the prisoners gathered at the central jail on the occasion, sources said. Sources said the tension began after unrest between the jail guards in Rajshahi jail on January 17 and clashes that took place between Dhaka Central Jail guards and students of Alia Madrasa on January 24. Islam said that over 150 members of the banned Jam'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) are currently being held at the central jail itself. Intelligence reports warned that a vested quarter was attempting to create chaos at the jail to damage the government's image, the jail superintendent added. |
| Posted by:Steve White |