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| 13 more arrested |
| 2013-04-20 |
[Bangla Daily Star] Thirteen more people were tossed in the calabooseKeep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! from three upazilas of Chittagong yesterday in connection with the April 11 attack on an Awami League procession that killed three people at Bhujpur in Fatikchhari upazila. Police arrested them after conducting raids in Fatikchhari, Raozan and Hathazari from Thursday night to early yesterday, said Kabir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Bhujpur Police Station. With the arrest, 86 people have so far been held for their alleged involvement in the attack. Of the arrestees, 73 have been remanded for different periods. On April 11, Jamaat-Shibir activists with Hefajat men attacked the law enforcers and an anti-hartal motor procession of the AL in Kazirhat Bazar of Bhujpur. It left three AL men killed and more than 100 injured. The following day, police filed a case against some 5,000 people, including 100 named, with Bhujpur Police Station on charges of attacking law enforcers and obstructing them from performing their duties during the attack. |
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