Mon 6 Mar 2006
People in northern Mymensingh, who lost their 18 relatives in
cinema bomb blasts three years ago have been dancing in the
streets after hearing the arrest of Bangla Bhai, the second-in-
command of JMB.
Also check out the blog entry
Also Russoe makes an interesting point at SalamDhaka’s blog
Today I read in the newspaper that the books written by Prof. Golam Azam and the mobile phone were omitted in the seize list. I think the phone here is more important. By omitting that all the traces of his communication and address book will be erased. I think we should not be happy for the man being arrested. Because now all his links to his real bosses will be erased and people will never know who the real player was.
Bangladesh embassy fights back in a strongly worded letter in Washington Times against a negative story in the paper.
March 6th, 2006 at 8:55 am
To have a look at the resume and the pictorial past of Bangla vai and Shaiokh rahman please visit the web information portal
stopviolence.drishtipat.org
This site chronicled and researched all the bomb blasts in Bangladesh and predicted these madrassa based islamic militants as the force behind all these atrocities.
March 7th, 2006 at 9:35 am
Editorial in support of Bangladesh (local West Virginia paper):
Bangladesh Needs Aid Against Terrorists
By The Intelligencer (Wheeling News register, March 7, 2006)
The people of Bangladesh may be among the most unlucky in the world in terms of natural disasters. Famines, catastrophic monsoons, cyclones and earthquakes frequently victimize that Asian nation’s people.
And now they are under assault by Islamic militants. A group called Jumatul Mujahedeen Bangladesh has been responsible for a series of bombings that have killed dozens of people. On Monday, the organization’s leader, Siddiqul Islam, was captured by Bangladeshi security forces.
There should be little doubt that the JMB terrorists will continue their attacks. Most Islamic militant organizations are filled with fanatics, all ready to step into leadership positions in such circumstances. If anything, Islam’s capture may intensify the attacks.
Americans need to remember that the people of Bangladesh have been our steadfast friends during times when many more prosperous nations turned their backs on us. During the first Persian Gulf War, for example, Bangladesh was among the first nations to send a unit to aid U.S. troops.
Whatever U.S. leaders can do to aid Bangladesh in its campaign against terrorism should be done. The people of Bangladesh need — and have earned — our help in fighting the common enemy. They have demonstrated the will to fight back; Americans need to offer material assistance.
March 29th, 2006 at 3:13 am
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