| Submit your comments on this article | |
| Bangladesh | |
| Beaten, tendons of legs cut off | |
| 2013-04-08 | |
| [Bangla Daily Star] A local Jubo League ... the youth wing of the Bangla Awami League... leader was killed as Jamaat-Shibir and BNP activists beat him up and severed tendons of his legs
The dead, Towhidul Islam Sabuj, 30, son of Afzal Hossain of Beyalla village, was organising secretary of Jubo League ward-2 under Matrai union of the upazila. "A gang of around 20 to 25 people, mostly activists of Jamaat-Shibir and BNP, picked up Sabuj from his house around 9:30am," said Tariqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Kalai Police Station. They took him to a nearby field and beat him up savagely before slashing the tendons of his two legs, the OC added. Once they left the area, locals with the help of police took Sabuj to Kalai upazila health complex where he died around 11:40am. Doctors at the health complex said the victim bled to death. Police sent the body to Joypurhat Modern Hospital morgue for an appointment with Dr. Quincy, the OC said. Quoting locals, ANM Sowkat Habib Talukder -- Matrai union parishad chairman and organising secretary of Joypurhat Awami Swechchhasebak League -- said, "Shajahan and Rezaul Karim of Jamaat-e-Islami ... The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... and Lutfar Rahman of BNP took part in the assault on Sabuj." Earlier on March 4, Jamaat-Shibir activists along with BNP men swooped on Matrai union Awami Leaguers and vandalised their houses. Following the incident, supporters of Matrai UP chairman picked up BNP activist Alam Mia and beat him up severely on March 30. Alam is now undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital. Police said Jamaat-Shibir and BNP men might have killed Sabuj in retaliation for the attack on Alam. A tense situation was prevailing in the area following the Jubo League leader's murder. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Jubo League is essentially the junior Awami party (the Awami party is the ruling political party in Bangladesh) |
| Posted by: lord garth 2013-04-08 11:25 |
| #1 Strict gun laws might have prevented this. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2013-04-08 06:33 |