Mass Arrests

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Published On: 2008-06-01   Front Page
 
Sudden crackdown on political leaders, workers
Star Report

Over 200 people including 33 district and upazila level top leaders of Awami League, BNP and their front organisations, municipality and union parishad chairmen and transport leaders were arrested as of yesterday during a sudden crackdown by the joint forces starting Friday midnight.
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Our staff correspondent in Rajshahi adds: Joint forces held four persons including two grassroots politicians and a Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant at Godagari upazila in Rajshahi yesterday.

District Krishak League Vice President and former panel chairman of Godagari municipality Wayej Uddin Biswas was arrested from his Sarengpur residence while ex-president of Awami League Gogram union Subhas Chandra Murari was detained at a market.

JMB member Minarul Islam was arrested at Machhmara in Godagari while suspected terrorist Marshal was held at Laxmipur.
 
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Published On: 2008-06-02 Front Page
 
Our staff correspondent in Rajshahi reports: the joint forces yesterday held two Awami League leaders at Puthia upazila in the district.

They are former vice-president of Bangladesh Chhatra League Ahsanul Haque Masud and sports secretary of Puthia Jubo League Amirul Islam.

Sources said Ahsanul was accused in seven cases on different charges including murder and extortion while five cases were filed against Amirul on charges of extortion and other criminal offences.

However, the detainees were not shown arrested in the cases filed against them. They were held under the Emergency Power Rules.

Meanwhile, Puthia Awami League general secretary Golam Faruk strongly condemned the arrest of the party leaders.

"The cases were filed against them during the period of BNP-led coalition government to serve political interests. They were granted bail in all the cases," he said.
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Published On: 2008-06-03   Front Page
 
Our Rajshahi correspondent adds: The joint forces yesterday arrested a BNP activist from Belgharia area in Durgapur upazila, bringing the number of arrested grassroots political activists in the district to five.

The BNP activist, Sabdul Islam, has been held under the EPR. He is accused in several cases.
 
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