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Militants threaten journos, renew vow for Islamic rule

Staff Correspondent
Islamist militants yesterday issued death threats to nine Satkhira-based journalists of different national, regional, and local dailies for reporting on the August 17 countrywide blasts.
The threats were made in letters written on behalf of Bangla Bhai, Ahle Hadith, and ruling alliance partner J amaat-e-1sI ami Bangladesh.
Meanwhile, Barakatullah Al Morshed, a madrasa teacher arrested a week after the near-simultaneous explosions, has reportedly admitted his involvement in the August 17 blasts in Bagerhat,
reports UNB.
Our Satkhira correspondent said the journalists who received the death threats are Abu Ahmed of The Daily Star, Kalyan Banerjee of Prothom Alo, Ramkrishna Chakraborty of Samakal, Mizanur Rahman of Janakantha, Subhas Chowdhury of Jugantar, Yarab Hossain of Runner, Kali Das Karmakar of Janata, Abul Kalam Azad of Patradut, and Raghunath Khaof Janmabhumi.
Apiece of white cloth as a symbol of shroud was attached to each of the letters posted to the journalists.
The militants also threatened to kill the journalists belonging to the Hindu community if they continue to report on Jamaat and other Islamist parties. They said the journalists of Hindu faith do not have any right to write on the Islamist outfits.
EXCERPT FROM THE LETTER "Our aim is to establish Islamic rule in Bangladesh through an armed revolution. We will continue to attack to achieve the goal. No Hindu religious fair will be allowed in Pak-Bangla and no Hindu will be allowed to vote in the next parliamentary election.
Our manpower will not decrease, no matter how hard you try writing against us and informing police of our activities. It's because we are in Jihad. We had declared in leaflets four to five months ago that DC (Deputy Commissioner), SP (Superintendent of Police), and other police officials will not act against Bangla Bhai, Ahle Hadith and Jamaat.
Some of our activists may be nabbed, but that will not make us stop. And that's why we ask you not to write anymore against us.
We -Abdur Rahman, Siddiqui Islam Bangla Bhai, Al Galib, and Delwar Hossain Saidee—have decided in a meeting that we will execute those who will write against Jamaat-e-lslami, Harkatul Jehad, Ahle Hadith, Jamiat-e-Ulamia Islam and Muslim Mujahid Party.
Anyway, do not inform police of it [the letter].
How many of our activists will you have nabbed by police? Be warned, we are spread all over the country.
There will be no December 16[the Victory Day], February 21 [Amar Ekushey], August 15,Tagore songs, and national anthem in the country. Hindus will have to be converted to Islam before general elections; otherwise they will have to leave Pak Bangla.
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS
Riazul Islam, a top local leader of Juma'atul Mudar-resin Bangladesh, was taken on a five-day remand yesterday. He was arrested on Friday night for suspected links to the August 17 blasts.
Lately, police and intelligence agencies have made a list of some 42 people suspected to have been involved in the countrywide bomb blitz. The law enforcers have launched drives to round them up.
UNB from Bagerhat reports: Barakatullah, a teacher of Al Markajul Islami As Salafi Madrasa and Orphanage in the district, yesterday confessed to having participated in staging the blasts in the district.
M Mustafa Kamal, superintendent of Bagerhat police, said Barakatullah, a leader of the banned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), under interrogation said he was involved in detonating bombs in Rail Road area of the town on August
17. He was arrested at Al Markajul Islami As Salafi Madrasa and Orphanage on August 24. Jobaer Hossain Dhali, an alleged leader of Harkatul Jehad and superintendent of the same madrasa, however, denied his involvement in the incident. Mongla police arrested him on Friday morning, following the confessional statement given by Morshed.
Police said Morshed and Jobaer will soon be sent to Dhaka to face grilling at Joint Interrogation Cell.
BDNEWS from Gaibandha reports: Police have launched a massive manhunt for top JMB cadre AbdulAzizof Fulchhori upazila.
On examining the information gathered, police are convinced that he was involved in the August 17 blasts in Gaibandha.
The JMB leaders and activists, meanwhile, continued distributing leaflets among the people of the district and they seem to be still active.