The opposition activists, mostly of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing
Islami Chattra Shibir, have appeared to have launched targeted attacks
across the country.
The targets of most of the attacks they made on Wednesday at places were
offices, houses and business establishments of ruling Awami League
leaders, activists and their sympathisers.
New Age staff correspondent in Sylhet reported that the ancestral house
of justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, widely known as SK Sinha, a judge of
the Appellate Division bench that revised Jamaat leader Abdul Quader
Molla’s life term sentence to death penalty, was set on fire on early
Wednesday allegedly by Jmaat and Shibir men.
Shortly after the incident, the local administration beefed up the
security at the house at Tilakpur village under Kamalganj upazila in
Moulvibazar to stave off further untoward incidents.
A case was filed and the police also arrested a Jamaat leader on suspicion of being involved in the arson attack.
Witnesses said that a group of some 10 youths riding on several
motorcycles reached the house and spewed petroleum substance on veranda
inside the grille and doors and windows and then set fire to the house.
When contacted, Justice Sinha’s next-door resident Nilmoni Singha said
that Jamaat and Shibir men might have carried out the attack.
Moulvibazar superintendent of police Tofael Ahmed said, ‘A team of
police have been deployed at the house immediately after the incident to
ensure security.’
Kamalganj police officer-in-charge Nihar Ranjan Nath said that they
recorded a case in this regard and arrested Kamalganj upazila Jamaat
general secretary Abu Taleb.
New Age correspondent in Jaipurhat reported that Jamaat and Shibir men
set fire to district Awami League office and several business
establishments of AL men on Tuesday night.
Several shops and restaurants at Majhina village under Pachbibi upazila
of Jaipurhat were set on fire. Business establishments of AL men
including poultry feed factory and jute warehouses were also set on
fire. Jaipurhat AL general secretary Solaiman Ali at a press conference
on Wednesday alleged that Jamaat and Shibir men launched violent attacks
on their establishments.
In Jhenaidah, Moheshpur upazila AL office was set on fire on Wednesday by unidentified assailants.
Witnesses said that fire fighters rushed the spot and doused the fire
shortly after the assailants set ablaze the AL office by pouring petrol.
Moheshpur police officer-in-charge said that the fire did not cause that
much damage to the party office though some documents of the party
office were burnt.
Harindia ward Awami League president Rafiqul Islam Mandal’s tendons were
cut off allegedly by Shibir men at Kotchnadpur. He was rushed to
Kotchandpur upazila health complex.
New Age correspondent in Bogra reported that a group of Shibir activists
allegedly launched attacks on the business establishments of local Juba
League leader Babul Aktar and vandalised his business establishment at
Dhunat of Sherpur.
Shibir activists also beat up Babul Aktar, former Sherpur upazila Juba League convener. (source)