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November 20, 2005
Bangladesh: Islamist Plot To Bomb More Judges Is Foiled
The Bangladesh Independent reports that following a raid conducted on Friday evening in Panchagargh district, in which three men from Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were arrested, the three suspects admitted a plot to kill more judges.
The three were captured after Abdul Awal, the son-in-law of JMB leader Abdur Rahman, was apprehended in Thakurgaon, and led security officers to the lair of the three JMB operatives, where explosives materials were discovered.
Under interrogation, the three men, named Shafiqul, Amjad aka Awkat and Tanviruzzaman, admitted plotting a suicide bomb attack against judges, including a Panchagargh district and sessions judge, within the next two days. On Monday 14 November, two judges were killed in Jhalakathi, in the country's first attempted suicide attack. The bomber, Maman, received serious head injuries, and on his way to hospital attempted to detonate a second device strapped to his leg. It did not go off.
In other news, the government announced a joint anti-Islamist operation called "Clean Militant", which will involve members of the army, paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), the police and Ansar, to wage a pro-active war against members of banned Islamic organisations, and particularly their leaders, "with a view to wiping them out".
In another counter-terror precaution, a list is being prepared of Afghan-trained jihadists, who have been returning to the north of the country. These jihadists are giving their skills and combat knowledge to members of Islamist groups in Bangladesh. There will also be a list of female militants.
Courts, public buildings and electricity sub-stations are being guarded. In Gabtoli in Bogra, the birthplace of terror leader Bangla Bhai, police are said to taking strict security measures.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at November 20, 2005 8:03 AM
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