Islamic News from Bangladesh

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Indian Spy Arrested in Mymensingh - 03/12/02

Police arrested one Ratan Saha in charge of espionage for Indian secret agency RAW in Mymensingh on 03/12/02. Police seized his two passports, one Bangladeshi and one Indian, and huge cash money. He is also suspected to be involved in illegal 'Hundi' business.

(Source: Daily Sangram)

Bomb Blast in 4 Cinema Halls in Mymensingh: RAW and Awami League Suspected - 07/12/02

At least 15 people have been killed and more than 200 injured in a series of bomb blasts in a densely populated town in northern Bangladesh.

The explosions took place almost simultaneously at four cinemas in the densely populated town of Mymensingh, 110 kilometres (70 miles) from the capital, Dhaka.

Although the devices were crude, this was a well-planned series of attacks which police say was calculated to cause the maximum number of deaths and injuries.

The cinemas were packed with about 2,000 people who had gone to see Bengali films following the Eid al-Fitr holiday - the Muslim festival marking the end of the Ramadan month of fasting.

The first explosion came at the end of a show at the Ajanta theatre and killed two people instantly.

The others came at five-to-10-minute intervals as shows were still going on.

People ran out of the buildings screaming for help.

"I heard a big bang and then saw many people running for shelter," local journalist Jahangir Alam told the Associated Press news agency. "There were bodies lying in blood and many injured crying for help."

Hospital authorities have appealed for blood donations to treat the injured.

Observers are suspecting the opposition Awami League who is engaged in an all-out campaign against the ruling 4-party alliance through proving that the alliance is supporting Islamic extremists in the country. Police is also considering a link between the arrest of a RAW spy few days back in the same town.

Jamaat Protested and Condemned Heinous Attack on Mymensingh Cinema Halls - 07/12/02

Jammat-e-Islami Bangladesh in a statement protested and condemned the heinous attack on Cinema halls in Mymensingh. The statement demanded exemplary punishment of the culprits.

Mujahid Visits Mymensingh Victims - 09/12/02

Social Welfare Minister and Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid visited the victims of bomb blast in Mymensingh cinema halls in Mymensingh Medical College Hospital on 09/12/02. He talked to the victims and later met the hospital authority. He announced the allocation of one lakh taka for treatment of the victims. He visited the house of several injured persons.

Later he met the newsmen in Mymensingh Press Club. He said that the bomb attack was a pre-planned one. It was targeted to hamper the progress of the country with the leadership of the current government.

(Source: Daily Sangram)

Nizami Calls for Flouting Anti-Bangladesh Conspiracy Through Unity - 09/12/02

Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami and Agriculture Minister Motiur Rahman Nizami called for flouting anti-Bangladesh conspiracy through unity. He was addressing a huge public meeting in Sathia, Pabna on 09/12/02. He condemned the bomb attack on Mymensingh cinema halls. He opined that it is targeted to tarnish the image of the Islamists in Bangladesh. He reminded that a similar attack was carried out in Satkhira few months back and a pro-Indian political party blamed the Islamists for the attack. Later it was revealed that leaders and activists of that por-Indian party were involved in it.

(Source: Daily Sangram)

Jamaat Organises Rally in Protest of Bomb Attack on Mymensingh Cinema Halls - 11/12/02

Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh organised a huge rally in Dhaka on 11/12/02 protesting the bomb attack on 4 cinema halls in Mymensingh and the killing of innocent people. Muhammad Kamaruzzaman said in his speech of the chief guest that the Mymensingh bomb attack is a hated event in the history of Bangladesh. He said that Bangladesh is a country of tolerance and communal harmony. But an identified quarter has been trying to label it as a terrorist nation.

Shibir Organises Rally in Protest of Bomb Attack on Mymensingh Cinema Halls - 12/12/02

Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir organised a huge protest rally in Dhaka on 12/12/02 protesting the bomb attack on 4 cinema halls in Mymensingh and the killing of innocent people.