ট্যাগ militancy
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History of Jamaat-linked JMB’s bloody jihad
From 2001 to 2006, at least 54 extremist organizations and foreign militant-fundamentalist organizations under the cover of Islamic NGOs and with the support of the BNP-Jamaat government created a nationwide terrorist network. At that time, under the orders of MPs and ministers and with the cooperation of the police and RAB, they carried out all…
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Why is ‘Joy Bangla’ slogan so powerful?
“Joy Bangla” meant hail Bangla or long live Bangla, referring to the land where the Bengali-speaking people lived in undivided India. The slogan, first used by our great national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam with the spirit of Bengali nationhood in 1942, became the strongest words against domination and discrimination of the West Pakistani military rulers.…
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Negligence of the state to be blamed for murder of another secular activist in Bangladesh
He is the third secular writer to have been killed in less than three months! It was evident; even more to follow — thanks to the reluctance of the so-called progressive government! The head of state as well as her parrots are eliminating the militants during their speeches; that’s all. No effective operation is seen…
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Is criticising religious fanatics in secular Bangladesh a crime?
Islamist militant groups across the world have been implementing a plan to establish strict Shariah-based laws in some particular countries. They are working in coordination with the nearest other groups. It’s shocking that in 2007-08, the government claimed that they had been able to paralyse militant groups by executing some top JMB and JMJB leaders including Shayakh…
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BBC analysis on spread of al-qaeda, other terrorist groups
Threat by Islamist militants is rising, no doubt! Or do you? And it’s worrying because of the vicious cycle they are linked to. Well…I guess here is something to read; knowledge will open your eyes…link the clues and live wise! My view on Bangladesh context will be found in the previous blogs. Particularly here you’ll…
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কি চমৎকার দেখা গেলো, আরেকটা নাস্তিক মারা পড়লো
ঘটনাক্রমঃ * হেফাজতের হাটহাজারী মাদ্রাসার ছাত্র জিকরুল্লাহ ঢাকায় আসে শনিবার এবং যাত্রাবাড়ীর একটি মাদ্রাসায় রাত কাটায়। * রবিবার বিকেলে চার খুনি হাতিরঝিলে পরিকল্পনা করে। তারা হলো জিকরুল্লাহ, এবং মিরপুরের দারুল উলুম মাদ্রাসার আরিফুল ইসলাম, আবু তাহের ও মাসুম। আলোচনা শেষে তিনজনকে তিনটা চাপাতি দেয় মাসুম। * পরিকল্পনা অনুযায়ী সেদিন সন্ধ্যায় টার্গেট ওয়াশিকুর বাবু‘র দক্ষিণ বেগুনবাড়ির…
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RAB: What are you actually?
Paramilitary force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) was formed in March 2004 with the commitment to root out terrorism and commenced operations on April 14 the same year when the BNP-Jamaat-led four-party alliance was in power. Equipped with sophisticated arms, advanced technological support and a trained dog squad, RAB personnel were trained on interrogation by the…
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Reports say dozens of militant outfits operating in Bangladesh
More new groups may appear today or tomorrow. But here’s a long list of extremist Islamist groups, along with five banned outfits, international groups, suspected financier NGOs operating in Bangladesh. It’s shocking for the ordinary, unarmed and peace-loving people, no doubt! Radical Islmaists in Bangladesh have been abusing Islam, country’s state religion, for decades for…
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Please, train the law enforcers properly
RAB & policemen with #arms were watching when over a dozen ruling party men hacked #Bishwajit in broad daylight. They did not leave the spot to assist the ruling party men, who possibly thought Bishwajit was a BNP supporter. And we blame the #photojournalists and TV camerapersons and the ordinary people for not saving the…
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Solve the pending issue of Islami Banking
Well, I’m not a specialist on banking and precisely Islami or Sharia-based banking. But a recent comment by the country’s finance minister has stunned me. I demand that the issue is clarified by the government and the state recognises and adopts the true path in line with the constitution. I know we’ve a lot of…
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WikiLeaks: Jamaat’s link with militant JMB exposed
After the series bomb blasts of August 17, 2005, the media as well as the Awami League leaders and political observers alleged that then the BNP-led government ally Jamaat-e-Islami had connection with banned radical Islamist group JMB – both having the common aim to establish Islamic law in Bangladesh. However, an aide of then prime…
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WikiLeaks: Khaleda’s son Tarique ordered release of JMB militant Khamaru
Mahtab Khamaru, the second-in-command of hanged JMB chief Bangla Bhai, was arrested in 2005 but subsequently released since then Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s elder son Tarique Rahman had asked the home state minister to do so, says a US embassy cable leaked by WikiLeaks. He was one of several hundred JMB members to face arrest…
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Jamaat’s Islami Bank was fined thrice for money-laundering
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was fined Tk20 lakh in December 2014 for not keeping client affidavits and also for not informing authorities of suspicious transactions in time. US ambassador to Dhaka Patricia A Butenis on April 6, 2006 wrote to Washington and other related destinations about Islami Bank’s being fined for violation of anti-money laundering law in…
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Jamaat-Shibir to face the music for violence to stop war crimes trial
It’s good to see the Dhaka police chief declaring war against Shibir cadres who launched massive sudden-attacks on police personnel and cars, public and private transport, and shops in the capital and in over 20 towns Monday morning. The attackers were mostly crazy youths belonging to Jamaat’s student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir and were assisted…
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