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| Jamaat calls hartal in Ctg for Sunday |
| 2013-11-24 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] The 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... has called a daylong hartal ... a peculiarly Bangla combination of a general strike and a riot, used by both major political groups in lieu of actual governance ... (shutdown) in Chittagong district for tomorrow protesting killing of a union-level leader in Sitakunda on Wednesday and an activists in Mirsarai early today. The ongoing primary terminal examinations however will remain out of the hartal purview, reports our Chittagong correspondent quoting Mohammad Ullah, publicity secretary of the Jamaat's port city unit. The dawn-to-dusk hartal will begin at 6:00am Sunday, the Jamaat leader said adding that the decision was taken at a meeting in the party city office chaired by ANM Shamsul Islam, politician of Chittagong-14 (Satkania-Lohagara) constituency. Hours into the hartal announcement, Jamaat-Shibir activists brought out a brisk procession in the city's Momin Road area in support of the shutdown around 5:00pm, blasting two crude bombs and burning tyres on the road. On information, police chased the activists away and picked up nine people from the spot in connection with the blasts, reports our correspondent quoting Mirza Sayem Chowdhury, assistant commissioner of Kotwali zone of police. Earlier on Wednesday, body of Aminul Islam, general secretary of the Jamaat's Barabkunda union unit, was found after he went missing three days ago. His body was found lying beside a roadside in Ponthichila area of the upazila. His head bore marks of bullet injuries. Meanwhile, ...back at the palazzo, Count Guido had escaped from his bonds and overwhelmed his guard using the bludgeon the faithful Filomena had smuggled to him in the loaf of bread... Jashim Uddin, 27, a Jamaat activist of Shayerkhali union in Mirsarai upazila, died early today, five hours after unknown myrmidons attacked him. The activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League ... the student wing of the Bangla Awami League ... (BCL), the student wing of ruling Awami League, are responsible for the attack, alleged Nurul Kabir, Jamaat secretary of Mirsarai upazila unit. Nurul Mostafa, chairman of Shayerkhali union and also the AL president of the union unit, however denied the allegation. Three days ago, activists of Jamaat and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir ... the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh... , went on a rampage on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Sitakunda upazila after the body of Aminul was found. They torched three vehicles and vandalised around five vehicles on the highway. |
| Posted by:Fred |