Your secular government wants to many things. It wants to stop violence on roads too. Can it do it when BNP-Jamaat sabotage? Scant protection of the minority Hindus is the responsibility of not only AL, BNP-Jamaat alliance has a lot to do.
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Let us wait and see IF our secular government will punish criminals behind such attack. Law of our land demands punishment for criminals who attacked a bunch of people.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jiten Roy <jnrsr53@yahoo.com>
To: mukto-mona <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Fri, Nov 29, 2013 11:03 am
Subject: [mukto-mona] Fw: Bangladesh: Religious Minority again attacked on 28.11.2013 at Patgram within Lalmonirhat District: [3 Attachments]
[Attachment(s) from Jiten Roy included below]FYI:
On Friday, November 29, 2013 11:25 AM, Rabindra Ghose <ravin_3bd@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hi ALL,
Hindus came under attack allegedly by activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir at Patgram Upazila in Lalmonirhat for the second time in a month yesterday on 28.11.2013. Police set free one Md. Nazrul Islam UP Member of the locality on protest.The attackers beat up at least 12 women and children and torched and looted at least five shops and two houses at Ghoshpara village of Jongra union on the third day of the opposition-sponsored 71-hour blockade.
The incident fuelled concerns over a fresh spell of attacks on the Hindus as men of the village have fled in fear of further attacks.
Earlier on October 28, Jamaat-Shibir men along with BNP activists unleashed a terror on another Hindu majority area at Shafinagar in Bawra union during hartal, torching at least 18 shops.Ghoshpara, situated nearly 87 km from the district headquarters, is only three kilometers away from Shafinagar.
Opposition activists on November 4 also attacked another village at Satpatki Majhipara in Sadar upazila. They vandalized and looted several houses after villagers had refused to pay them toll.
About 200 to 250 Jamaat-Shibir activists and supporters led by Patgram upazila unit Shibir president Rana Islam yesterday made a sudden attack on the shops and houses from a procession, said police and witnesses.
Perpetrators vandalized and looted three groceries owned by Sree Manik Chandra Ghosh, Sree Subhas Chandra Ghosh, and Sree Jamini Ghosh, a fertiliser shop of Sree Khokan Chandra Ghosh, and a pharmacy of Sree Koyel Chandra Ghosh. The attackers also vandalized two houses belonging to Sree Koyel Chandra Ghosh and Sree Dhanjit Ghosh Tapos, president of Bangladesh Chhatra League of Rangpur district unit.
Locals were confused about the reason behind the attack. Some said the Jamaat-Shibir men were angry with Dhanjit and attacked his and other Hindu houses.
A number of Hindu villagers however alleged that ruling party men had instigated the attack.
Police arrested Nazrul Islam, member of local Union Parishad and former president of Shibir of Patgram upazila.
Officer-in-charge of Patgram police Sohrab Hossain said Rana was a listed criminal and was on the run.
Gopal Chandra Barman, general secretary of district Puja Udjapan Parishad, said several male members of at least 23 Hindu families had left the village and were in need of security.Rabindra Ghosh, President of Bangladesh Minority Watch, said after the two incidents, the Hindus of Patgram were living in fear and a sense of insecurity. (The Daily Star dated 29.11.2013)
As soon as BDMW got information from our correspondent from Lalmonirhat I contacted with Officer in charge of Patgram P.S. informed us that a case Number 28 dated 28.11.2013 under section 143/147/148/380/427/506/114 was registered against 3 perpetrators known perpetrators and 100 unknown perpetrators. One suspected accused Md.Nazrul Islam, U.P. has been set on free by police on threat.As per report it is confirmed that one of the perpetrators U.P. Member of the locality was arrested but police set him free due to pressure from the local people.Bangladesh Minority Watch is very much concerned about repeated attack on Hindus at Lalmonirhat District, we also demand immediate arrest of the perpetrators responsible for the attack on Minority Hindus.Through:Adv. Rabindra GhoshFounder President-Bangladesh Minority Watch (BDMW)12- K.M. Das Lane, Tikatully, Wari P.S. Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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