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Bangladesh Timeline Year 2010

Date

Incidents

January 2

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered one foreign made rifle and three bullets at Chandpur Bazaar in Shailakupa sub-district in Jhenidah District.

January 3

Police recovered two revolvers, four bullets and a knife from Thonthonia Poschimpara area of the Bogra District.

Police arrested seven Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) while pasting posters at Mansha Bazar area and at Chhuter intersection in Rupsa-Moubhog area of Bagerhat District.

RAB members in separate drives in Shibganj sub-district of Chapai Nawabganj District recovered three firearms and bullets and arrested three illegal arms sellers.

January 4

Police arrested 'operation commander' of Bangladesh Communist Party (BCP) from Dumuria sub-district of Bagerhat District.

Three LWEs, including an ‘operation commander’ were arrested in two separate incidents in Bagerhat and Natore Districts.

January 5

The Police arrested an 'operation commander' of Purba Banglar Sarbahara Party (PBSP), identified as Afzal Hossain from Fulbagan area in Natore District and recovered a shutter gun, a pistol and four bullets from his house.

RAB arrested an ehsar(full time member) of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), identified as Yousuf Ali from Shibganj sub-district in the Chapai Nawabganj District.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that she would not invite trouble for the country by allowing militants and terrorists to use Bangladesh for carrying out terrorism in another country.

The RAB claimed to have arrested a Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) militant from Adabor area of Dhaka city.

January 11

RAB arrested an Allahar Dal militant from Kurigram Sadar area in the Kurigram District.

January 15

Two cadres belonging to the PBCP-Janajuddha, including a ‘local commander’, were killed in a bomb explosion at a field at Baro Mangalgram village in Faridpur sub-district in Pabna District.

January 17

Rajshahi Police arrested two suspected militants from Bagmara sub-district for their involvement in organising teens and youths under an unknown secret militant outfit.

Rajshahi Police arrested two cadres of a newly formed militant group Abbu Bahini at Rayapur village of Hamirkutsa union under Bagmara sub-district.

January 18

Chittagong Police arrested 12 Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres and recovered arms and bomb making materials from their mess at Mistiripara in Chittagong city.

January 19

RAB arrested ‘regional chief’ of Red Flag faction of the PBCP, identified as Abdul Kader, at Nurpur bypass area in Pabna town.

January 20

Members of RAB recovered five locally made bombs, a pipe-gun and two bullets from Railway Colony camp in the Rajsahi city's Boalia area.

January 21

A 'regional leader' of the Janajudhha faction of the PBCP, identified as Makbul Hossain, was shot dead at village Lakhmipur Charpara area under Ataikula Police Station in Pabna District.

January 27

A boy was injured as unidentified militants exploded bombs at Chandai village in Atghoria sub-district of Pabna District.

Police arrested a cadre of 'Janajudhha' faction of the PBCP in Pabna town and recovered firearms from his possession.

January 29

Kushtia Police arrested an operative of the Gono Bahini, identified as Billal Hossain, from the campus of Islamic University and recovered three bullets and three bombs from his possession, reports Daily Star.

January 28

A court in Rajshahi District sentenced two JMB militants to death for killing Rajshahi University teacher Muhammad Yunus in 2005.

January 30

Members of RAB-6 recovered four powerful bombs, one revolver and a magazine from the residence of Hatkata Khaleque of Rajapur village under Rupsha sub-district in Khulna District.

January 31

Meherpur Police arrested three Left Wing Extremists in Bamundi petrol pump area of Gangni sub-district in Meherpur District. The arrestees, identified as Jamrul Islam, second-in-command of Purba Banglar Maobadi Congress [a new faction of the PBCP, and his accomplices Halim and Mohirul.

February 1

JMB cadres stabbed a former JMB operative, Rashidul Islam, to death in the Uttara Khan area of Dhaka.

February 3

At least 12 more former cadres of the JMB, hiding in Uttara and Gazipur in Dhaka, are suspected to have been on the hit list of the Islamist outfit.

A bomber belonging to Janajuddha faction of the PBCP, identified as Habibur Rahman alias 'Bomaru' Habi (28), was arrested by the Khulna District Police from Dumuria bus stop in Khulna District

February 5

Police arrested three operatives of the banned Hizb-ut-Tahrir in front of three mosques in Dhaka while they were distributing leaflets containing provocative statement against the Government and the Prime Minister Sheikh.

The Police arrested two cadres of the same outfit at the main gate of the Ambarkhana Mosque in Sylhet city while they were distributing leaflets after Juma (Friday congregation) prayers.

February 9

RAB personnel arrested a cadre of the Red flag faction of the PBCP at Purba Malshadah village under Gangni sub-district of the Meherpur District.

The Marxist Leninist faction of the PBCP threatened to take avenge of the killings of its cadres including its ‘general secretary’ Jamal Uddin alias Robi alias Nuruzzaman Sumon.

February 10

A PBCP "Janajudhha" faction cadre, identified as Abdus Salam, was killed in a bomb attack in Goyashbari village of Pabna District.

February 11

A leader of the ICS, Hafijur Rahman Shahin, was shot dead by the Police during an encounter in Chapai Nawabganj District.

February 12

A BCL leader was shot dead by a group 10 unidentified assailants at Manikdi under Cantonment Police Station in Dhaka.

Around 200 leaders and activists of the Jamaat-e-Islami and ICS were arrested by the Police in Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet and several other Districts as part of a countrywide combing operation following violence at Rajshahi University and Chittagong University (CU).

Police arrested seven suspected ICS cadres, including a teacher and four Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinees, in Brahmanbaria District following a bomb explosion in a hostel of Brahmanbaria Residential School and College.

Rajshahi city Ameer (chief) of ICS, Ataur Rahman along with his 10 accomplices were taken on a five-day remand in connection with three cases filed for February 9 Rajshahi University violence in which BCL activist and Rajshahi University student Faruk was hacked to death.

The RAB arrested a terrorist from Paikpara Bridge area of Narayanganj District and seized an Indian pistol from his possession. The arrestee was identified as Asaduzzaman alias Heera.

The Police had recovered one pistol, seven bullets and two magazines from Shibganja sub-district.

February 13

Unidentified militants exploded two bombs in front of an electricity office at Kotchandpur sub-district of Jhenidah District, injuring two civilians.

The Police arrested 133 more cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami and its associated student organisation, ICS, in the ongoing countrywide combing operation. The Police recovered bombs and books on jihad and filed cases of attacking Police, barring them from duties, and involving in destructive activities.

February 16

Police arrested 35 cadres of ICS across the country as part of the ongoing drive after the killing of two students at Rajshahi and Chittagong universities. With this, the Police have so far arrested 435 Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI)-ICS cadres in the last five days. Dhaka court trialed 16 ICS cadre on two-day remand in connection with a case filed on charge of militant activities. Around 100 ICS cadres have so far been detained from different parts of the capital Dhaka.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that her Government is fighting against terrorism and extremism as people voted her party to power to do so.

February 17

Rajshahi city unit JeI ‘general secretary’, Abul Kalam Azad, was arrested in connection with Rajshahi University violence on February 9. Rajshahi Police also arrested seven ICS cadres while six more JeI-ICS leaders and cadres were arrested at the capital, Dhaka, and elsewhere in the country.

February 18

ICS cadres clashed with the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) members for over establishing supremacy in the campus in Sylhet Government College in Tilagarh District. Out of 25 injured in the clash, 20 were ICS cadres and five were BCL members.

The Police seized a huge quantity of publications of JeI during a raid on the dormitories of Eden University College in Dhaka.

February 19

Two ICS cadres were arrested in connection with Rajshahi University violence in separate raids at Chatmohar and Atghoria sub-districts of Pabna District.

Four progressive students' organisations of Rajshahi University formed Secular Democratic Students' Action Council with a view to resist JeI-ICS cadres in the universities and colleges. The students' bodies are Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), Jasad Chhatra League, Chhatra Moitree and Chhatra Union.

February 22

Police arrested four more cadres of ICS at Rajshahi University in Rajshahi District.

24 leaders of ICS, including its secretary general Abdullah Al Mamun Chowdhury, quit from the students' body apparently due to internal conflict over the Rajshahi University violence on February 9.

February 23

Two bombs exploded in front of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's Gulshan office in Dhaka.The Police arrested Pradip Saha, an activist of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, in relation to the blast.

The Police filed cases under Arms Act against 10 of the JeI and ICS cadres who were arrested by the Police earlier in February. The Natore District Police Superintendent said the case was filed against the JeI and ICS Cadres because four knives were recovered from the bags of the arrestees.

The Police along with the authorities of Shaheed Habibur Rahman Hall of Rajshahi University, in Rajshahi District, found a list prepared by ICS and containing names of 15 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League. During a raid on ICS controlled rooms in the hall, the law enforcers also seized over 200 books on religion including a few on jihad, CDs and a flash drive from the rooms.

The JeI leader, Ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami, warned the Bangladesh Government of "dire consequences" of shutting the democratic door on Islamic politics in Dhaka. "With a bit of a warning I want to say that undemocratic doors will open up if the lawful and democratic doors are closed, and that will not be good for anyone," Nizami added.

February 24

19 people, including six Policemen, were injured in Chittagong District in a violent clash between madrassa (seminary) students and the Policemen. The clash erupted after Police barred members of recently formed Islamist group Hefazate Islam Bangladesh (HIB) from erecting podium for a rally at Laldighi Maidan and intercepted the rally-bound madrassa students in Baluchchhara. The HIB announced to hold the rally in protest against the Government's move to slap ban on religion-based politics, cancellation of the 5th Amendment to the Constitution and proposed education policy.

A large number of ICS leaders of different tiers are actively considering resigning following internal conflicts between top leaders of ICS and its parent organisation JeI. An ICS leader said, "Frustrated with the internal conflicts and countrywide onslaught against Shibir, many leaders of different units are at the point of resigning from the party."

Rajshahi University authorities aided by the Police seized Molotov cocktail (or petrol bomb), huge number of jihadi books and rods from ICS-controlled rooms of Mother Bux Hall and Habibur Rahman Hall in Rajshahi District. The authorities also sealed 13 rooms of ICS cadre including that of hall unit ICS president Shakhawat Hossain and Secretary Muhammad Toha. However, no arrest was made in this connection.

February 25

Police along with university authorities raided several rooms of ICS cadres at Suhrawardy Hall of Rajshahi University in Rajshahi District and recovered bomb making materials, hockey sticks, iron rods, stones, sticks, leaflets and fake identity cards.. During the raid the Police also found a list of 17 leaders and activists of the hall unit of BCL and seized an ICS action plan including attack on BCL leaders and a photo album of BCL leaders titled 'Warning for Blood.'

Two JeI leaders, Abdul Kalam Azad and Siddique Hossain of Rajshahi unity of JeI, arrested over the violence at Rajshahi University were sent to jail after end of their remand.

The JeI cadre Abdul Kalam Muhammad Yusuf (who was arrested earlier in Rajshahi University Violence case, February 9, 2010), faced another case in charge of killing two freedom fighters during the Liberation War in 1971.

February 26

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested former Rajshahi City Corporation ward councillor and JeI leader Mohammad Gias Uddin from Rajshahi and Rajshahi University (RU) Habibur Rahman Hall ICS unit president Reazul Islam from Narayanganja District in cases filed in connection with the violence and murder on RU campus on February 9, 2010. The RAB officials claimed that during preliminary interrogation Reazul told them that the attack on Bangladesh Chhatra League on February 9 was carried out following a decision of JeI to capture eight dormitories of the university ousting Chhatra League men from there.

February 27

Police arrested a cadre of ICS suspecting his involvement in the killing of prominent fish exporter Azad Gazi.

February 28

Five militants of the Pakistan-based militant outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) were arrested in Dhaka.

Police arrested one JeI leader in Gopalganj District and five ICS cadres in Rajshahi District.

The Police seized over 5,000 jihadi books from a ICS-controlled room at Shaheed Shamsuzzoha Hall of the Rajshahi university. During the raid, the Police also recovered a hit list of seven leaders and workers of the hall unit BCL along with its action plan including attack on BCL men, one photo album, CD disks on campus violence and huge leaflets.

March 3

The Police arrested seven cadres of ICS from two dormitories atDhakaUniversityfor suspicious activities. They were granted bail by aDhaka Court.

March 4

Rajshahi Police arrested three cadres of theICS also students of Rajshahi University (RU), from RU campus. Police also raided five ICS controlled private dormitories for female students of different educational institutions in the city and seized seven jihadi books from one of them.

Kishoreganj Police arrested two JeI cadres,RamjanAli andAzizulHuq, of Kishoreganj District unit while leading a procession in the town protesting against the Government.

Teachers of Rajshahi University (RU), supporting the JeI held a secret meeting on March 4 defying the restriction on political activities on the campus. Sources said the teachers sat in the meeting hearing the news of arrest of former RU unit Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) president, Delwar Hossain Sayedee.

March 5

Nannu Mia alias Belal Mandal alias Billal, a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist, who was arrested by the RAB in Dhaka on February 28,2010, admitted that he made safe passages for several terrorists, who were involved in 1999 Indian plane hijacking, to India from Bangladesh.

March 6

In Chittagong, four ICS cadres were arrested in connection with February 12 clash with the Police in the city. Further, in Rajshahi, Motihar Police arrested two ICS cadres at Rajshahi University (RU). In addition, Sylhet Kotwali Police arrested four more ICS cadres from Rikabibaza College area.

March 7

The RAB recovered huge bomb-making materials from a house at Jalkorpara in Kashiani Sub-District of Gopalganj District while the RAB Jessore recovered 12 air guns and four bombs and arrested two persons.

Detained JeM coordinator for Bangladesh Rezwan Ahmed disclosed to investigators the 'identities' and 'whereabouts' of three other Pakistani terrorists who are his accomplices. Rezwan said the three- Sohel, Ali and Zawad- came to Bangladesh with him in August 2009, for crossing over to India for terrorist activities. Of them, Sohel and Ali have already returned to Pakistan while Zawad left for Singapore after over two months' stay in Bangladesh, he said.

March 8

The Police recovered a cocktail (petrol bomb) from an ICS held room at a hall at Rajshahi University and arms from the house of a Shibir cadre in Noakhali District.

A top ICS leader of the Rajshahi University and president of Amir Ali Hall unit of ICS, Ekram Hossain, accused of killing Chhatra League leader Faruk Hossain, said that key central leaders of the JeI and ICS were involved in the killing.

A trial court in Sylhet District, framed charges against HUJI chief Mufti Abdul Hannan and five others in the case filed for the city’s bomb blast hours ahead of a pre-poll rally of Awami League Chief Sheikh Hasina on September 26, 2001.

March 9

Rajshahi University ICS leader Ekram Hossain who was arrested in connection with Chhatra League leader Faruk murder case from Dhamrai in Dhaka District was brought to Rajshahi and handed over to Motihar Police for interrogation.

The judicial magistrate court inHabiganj granted seven days' remand for HuJI operative ShahMizanurRahmanMithu, an accused in former Finance Minister S.A.M.S.Kibriakilling case. Mithu was arrested onMarch 7, 2010.

A parliamentary body of Bangladesh had alleged that former BNP lawmaker Abdul Wadud Bhuiyan and JeI had instigated the recent unrest in the hill Districts with assistance from a Pakistani intelligence agency.

The ruling AL asked main opposition BNP to sever relations with JeI, a key partner in the four-party coalition, for its involvement in the war crimes, especially repression on women, during the liberation war in 1971.

March 10

Police a JeI leader, Md Eakub Ali Chowdhury, at Kandirpar in Comilla District in connection with the violence at Khagrachhari on February 23, 2010, that left one Bangalee settler dead and 50 others injured. Arrestee Eakub is a member of JeI Khagrachhari unit and founder president of Parbattya Bangalee Chhatra Parishad.

A Bagerhat District Court sentenced three operatives of banned JMB to seven years' imprisonment in a case for serial blasts in Bagerhat on August 17, 2005. The convicts are Ziaur Rahman alias Sabbir alias Sagar of Bagatipara in Natore, Anisuzzaman alias Anis of Char Astail village under Mollahat sub-district of Bagerhat, and Abu Taleb of Garfa village of the same sub-district.

Meanwhile, JeI Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojahid said that the Government has resorted to illegal and unethical acts by publishing the statement of detained Ekram Hussain, who was taken by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) forcibly after his arrest.

March 11

The Police recovered 37 handmade bombs from a sand heap outside district JeI office at Bhadughar of Brahmanbaria District.

Police seized 200Jihadibooks, documents including a hit list of 27 Chhatra League leaders and activists, and a scheme to attack Bangladesh Chhatra League workers, from the room of an ICS cadre of Rajshahi University dormitory.

ICS cadres, who have been detained on charge of killing a Rajshahi University student, are delivering statements "spontaneously" about the involvement of JeI leaders, State Minister for Home Affairs Shamsul Haq Tuku said

March 12

Rajshahi University ICS leader Ekram Hossain, who is in the Police custody, gave confessional statement before a Rajshahi court reiterating his statement in Dhaka that linked central leaders of JeI and ICS with the February 9, 2010, violence. Sources said that Ekram in the statement said he took part in the attack on Chhatra League with the Shibir group led by RU Shibir President Shamsul Alam Golap. He said that Golap contacted several times with central JeI and ICS leaders during the night of violence.

March 13

Rajshahi JeI leader Gias Uddin gave a confessional statement before a Rajshahi court that all tiers of JeI helped ICS in the February 9 violence at Rajshahi University following an organisational decision.

March 14

RAB arrested three suspected HuJI militants in connection with the January 20 bomb blasts that killed five people during a CPB rally. The arrested militants were identified as Moulana Idris Ali, Moulana Abdul Latif and Sakhawat Hossain alias Dulal.

The leaders and activists of the BCL at RU laid a siege to the pharmacy department office alleging secret liaison between a section of teachers and ICS men.

 

 

 

 

 

 
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