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CPB Rally Bombing

Home dismayed over probe progress

Staff Correspondent
The home ministry's monitoring cell on sensational cases yesterday expressed dissatisfaction over the lack of progress in the probe into the bomb blasts at a rally of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) on January20.2001.
The monitoring cell at a meeting at the conference room of the ministry directed the investigation officer (IO) to expedite the process of probe into the blasts that killed five people and injured 24 others.
Progress in investigation of 10 other sensational cases was also renewed at the meeting chaired by Home Adviser Maj Gen (retd) MA Matin.
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general of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), additional inspector general of the criminal investigation department, IOs and supervisory officers of the cases concerned were present.
The meeting was told that the killing of BNP ward-48 unit general secretary Mostafa Jaman Shibli at Jigatola was linked to extortion. The IO told the meeting that Ponir, an accused in the case, was killed in crossfire between his cohorts and law enforcers.
Emerging from the meeting, the home adviser told reporters that criminals went on hiding after the declaration of the state of emergency. But there is a possibility that they will be active again just before the elections.
Mentioning some incidents like looting of firearms from law enforcers in Rajshahi, the jailbreak in Chuadanga, and shooting on three brothers in the capital, he said they asked the joint forces to conduct drives for curbing crimes across the country.
When asked about the claims of political parties that the drives are aimed at political leaders and activists. Matin said such claims are baseless.
The drives by the joint forces are not aimed at political activists, he said.
The drives were launched to ensure holding of a free, fair and credible election in December, he said adding that no innocent people will be harassed.
Replying to a query, Matin said the drives will not have any negative impact on the on-going dialogue between the govern-
ment and the political parties.
Asked about Awami League President Sheikh Hasina's medical treatment, he said Hasina is receiving treatment at the Square Hospitals.
“It's up to the government to decide whether she should be allowed to go abroad for treatment,” he said replying to another question.
The home adviser said the matter of lifting the state of emergency also depends on the gov-prnmpnt