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Storming of Char Syedpur

Memory haunts villagers

Masud Hasan Khan and Ehsanul Haque from Char Syedpur
Stormed by a group of enraged securitymen. people of the village. Char Syedpur in Narayanganj still remain dazed amid fears of further assaults and harassment
People of this remote hamlet on the bank of the Burlganga river are still trying to recover from the harrowing experiences of the retaliatory action by the security personnel early Sunday.
The assurance given to them yesterday by. the visit ing Deputy Commissioner of Narayanganj apparently had little effect on the mostly poor sharecroppers and small tradesmen, who are still spending their nights away from their homes.
Only the women, who reportedly bore the brunt of Sunday's incident, are still managing their households, a visit by The Daily Star correspondents revealed yester-day.
Frightened male membets of the village now visit the village very discreetly and flee the moment they see strangers approaching.
Meanwhile, the authorities have field a case yesterday against 11 villagers, including two earlier picked up from Char Syedpur.
Major Mohammad Jahangir Barkat field the case with Narayanganj thana bringing charges of Obstruc tion to official duties, causing assaults and injuries, according to official records.
At least 200 people in
eluding three members of the army were injured during two day raids on Char Syedpur on Saturday and Sunday.
According to the villagers and some district administration officials, a. team of army Krsonnel stormed the vif-
je on Sunday after some of their members were beaten up by the villagers during an arms recovery drive.
The villagers said the security officials beat them up when they protested against the arrest of a wrongly suspected person.
Roughly six kilometres from Narayanganj town, the vast tracts of potato fields around the little village now stand empty.
Everywhere there_ were marks of extensive damage caused to the household goods and structures. Particularly. in Purbopara. almost all the houses were ransacked.
Showcases were seen turned upside down. Steel almirahs, even with the iron-chest inside in one case, were seen broken by axe and other sharp weapon. The ceiling fans were seen twisted.
Some village women alleged that some of the secu-ritymen. in their fit of rage, mixed sand with rice grains stored in the house.
An elderly Kulsum Begum said in an emotion-choked voice that the security officials did not even spare her. They hit me twice with their sticks, said Begum, mother of the local Union Parishad
Narrating the inetdenta. the villagers said their women had to suffer because the males had fled eartier.
They beat ua up. pulled us S' our sarees," alleged an-her woman, who declined to be named.
Rashida Begum, who yesterday visited her husband Abdur Rahim, now being held at the Narayanganj police station, said that her huaband cannot stand up on his legs. "1 started crying after seeing him in such a condition.’ she added.
The villagers demanded punishment to those who are really responsible for attacks on the securitymen and compensation for the damages caused during the raid.
Echoing the sentiments of the villagers, Waj All. brother of arrested Yusuf AH, said "If anyone among us is responsible, punish him."
"Why punish all of us ... and break everything in sight?" he asked.
A number of Narayanganj district administration officials suggested that the incident had put them in a "Catch 22" situation.
In Narayanganj town. DC Nazrul Islam said that during his visit, the villagers told him that they wanted to return home soon. "I assured them that none would be harassed or beaten up again."
The DC informed that he has sent a message to the Relief Ministry seeking some relief materials for the affected villagers.