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Senior BNP leader Moudud Ahmed suspects there is
a conspiracy at the international level behind the spike in militancy
in Bangladesh.
“We hate militancy and extremism. It’s not a party problem; rather it’s a
national problem. We have no way to discount the possibility that an
international conspiracy is active behind it,” he said on Friday.
He, however, did not elaborate on the conspiracy theory.
Speaking
at a discussion in the capital, the former law minister blamed ‘the
lack of democracy’ in Bangladesh for the rise in militancy and
extremism.
Over 40 militant attacks have taken place in the
country since 2013 in which secular writers, bloggers, foreign
nationals, clerics of religious minority, publisher, and rights activist
have been murdered.
Moudud said it is not possible only for the
government to combat terrorism and militancy and suggested formation of
a national platform.
He also suggested holding a ‘free, fair’
national election and thereby forming a government accountable to the
people for tackling the menace..
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A trifle of a fracus between two children at
games has left their grandparents dead in Maddhapara of Goalgaon in
Jamalpur Upazila.
The incident took place on Thursday evening, said the district’s Superintendent of Police Md Nizam.
He
said a spat between ‘Shamim’, 7, and Manjurani, 8, over jackfruit seeds
during play fireballed into a full-blown family feud. It claimed the
lives of Shamim's grandfather Mandal Mia, 55, and Manjurani's
grandfather Musharraf Hussain, 50.
SP Nizam said angry over the
children fighting during the game, Musharaf and his family members
mounted an attack on Mandal's family leaving the latter grievously
injured. The counter assault from Mandal's family left Musharaf injured.
They
were initially rushed to Bakshiganj health complex for treatment but
when their conditions deteriorated, Mandal was rushed to Mymensingh
Medical College Hospital while Musharraf was taken to Dhaka.
Mandal died about 2am on Friday while Musharraf died around 8 the same morning.
Police have detained four from the two families but refused to divulge their names.
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Police said they belonged to the banned militant group Ansarullah Bangla Team.
Additional
Commissioner Monirul Islam said they were held from the capital’s
Kamrangirchar on Monday night with sharp weapons and jihadi literatures
in their possession.
“They had come to Kamrangichar at the
instruction of a top leader to attend a meeting. The arrests were made
around 9:30pm following a tip-off,” he told the media on Tuesday.
Islam,
who heads the counter-terrorism and transnational crime unit, said that
the duo were involved in ‘collecting funds and doing propaganda’ for
the militant outfit.
They have been booked under the Antiterrorism Act, added the( senior police officer).
Bangladesh Trade Union Centre brings out a procession in Dhaka,
demanding special allocation for workers in the budget, June
wages before Eid, and the payment of outstanding bonus.
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Tamim, however, pleaded with the authorities to get to the root of
the problem rather than blaming any one person for the altercation.
The
rain-reduced match, which was suspended on Sunday at BKSP-3 following
much drama over the fracas, was not held on the reserve day, Monday,
either.
Tamim, who was involved in triggering the incident, has
accepted the blame for his part in it and told bdnews24.com that he
regretted it.
"I definitely shouldn't have reacted the way I did.
It was the result of a momentary rush of blood. As a national team
cricketer and an icon for many youngsters, I really shouldn't have done
it," Tamim said on Monday night.
"I was a crucial moment in the
match. The batsman came down the wicket and was clearly stumped. Our
total was small, 191. That wicket would've been the third and could've
brought the match in our control.
"All these things just suddenly
made me excited. But whatever the situation was, I shouldn't have given
that reaction. I apologise to everyone."
The Abahani players, led by their captain, protested
against the decision. Tamim was seen having a heated argument with the
official.
The fielders adopted an aggressive body language after
play resumed, while the uproar also fuelled immense dissatisfaction
among the Abahani supporters, who soon started swearing out loud.
At the end of the 17th over, match referee Montu Datta entered the field with the reserve umpire.
After
having a chat with him, the on-field umpires, Gazi Sohel and Tanvir
Ahmed, marched off the field and brought the game to a halt, with
Doleshwar on 59-2.
Tamim, however, urged the administration to be thorough in their investigation.
"Such
incidents often occur in our country. [The person held responsible]
faces criticism, then he is fined to close the case. But why it happened
is never considered.
"This also happened in the case of Shakib
(Al Hasan). He has been penalised on different occasions - maybe rightly
so - but under what circumstances does he or a cricketer resort to such
action is always overlooked. As if, punishing the cricketer is the end
of the story."
Later the umpires once again took to the field
after consulting among themselves on Sunday and Doleshwar were given a
revised target under the Duckworth-Lewis method.
But Doleshwar
refused to continue playing under the revised conditions, though the sky
was clear and they had nothing to answer for. Thus the match was
suspended.
On Monday, the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis
(CCDM) coordinator Amin Khan said there was no mention of a squabble in
the report of the match referee.
Datta wrote the match was
suspended as both the on-field umpires were sick. CCDM has asked BCB to
determine the fate of the match.
The inflation rate in theel eventh months of the
ongoing fiscal ending on June (30)
has slightly dropped in BD,
pushing the average inflation to its lowest in a decade.
The point-to-point inflation rate fell to 5.45 percent in May.
It means a product or service that cost Tk 100 in May last year now costs Tk 105.45.
On a point-to-point basis, the inflation rate was 5.61 percent in April and 5.65 percent in March.
The average inflation rate in the past one year – from May 2015 to May 2016 – was 5.97 percent.
It was 6.40 percent between May 2014 and May 2015.
Planning
Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal disclosed the figures and made the
observations while releasing the monthly inflation update of the
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) at a media call at the National
Economic Council (NEC) on Monday.
He attributed the drop in
inflation in May to massive Boro harvest and stability in the prices of
essentials in the international market.
He said uninterrupted import and domestic productivity had also played a role in bringing the general inflation down.
He was at the Awami League chief’s political office at Dhanmondi for a meeting on Monday.
Afterwards
he told reporters that his party, without joining the 14-Party alliance
officially, will participate in a programme by the coalition against
targeted killings.
A former BNP minister, he criticised the
party led by Khaleda Zia. “They have got involved in various terror
activities and now they want to fish in muddy waters.
“It held
meetings with Israel and its spy agency Mossad in its effort to topple
the government. So if we now strengthen the 14-Party, we will strengthen
the prime minister.”
Mohammed Nasim, health minister and
convenor of the ruling coalition, welcomed Huda for coming forward to
join the protest against targeted killing.
“The exchange of
views we’ve had with them is an ongoing process. The 14-Party alliance
will hold similar talks with other non-communal parties,” he said.
Huda,
the youngest standing committee member when it was founded, served
twice as minister during Khaleda Zia’s tenure. But he was later expelled
after being criticised within the party for his deeds and statements.
He
lost his ministerial post in 1996 for providing an outline for the
caretaker government system. He was vice chairman when he was thrown out
of the party in 2010 for violating discipline.
He returned to
the party in 2011 after apologising but on Jun 6, 2014, he announced his
exit through a press conference. He then formed a unit of 31 political
groups called Bangladesh National Alliance but it has not been very
active.
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“There are
no more fighting and no more unnecessary blockades in the streets. There
is peace now. Thanks to the prime minister who stopped the terrorism.”
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