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Govt moves to bring Satkhira under control

Star Report
After 24 days of violence and killings virtually turned Satkhira into a valley of terror, law enforcers finally initiated a drive against Jamaat-e-Islami and pro-Jarnaat student organisation Islami Chhatra Shibir, arresting 16 activists Saturday night.
The 16 were preparing to board a Dhaka-bound bus when police and Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB), acting on a tip off, conducted a drive to make the arrests at a ticket counter in Kolaroa upazila.
Four of them were involved in killing an Awami League (AL) activist last week while the rest in attacking police and felling trees to block roads, police said.
Though the offences were committed in Kolaroa, the 16 have been kept at Satkhira Sadar Police Station due to security concerns.
Terming it a major success, Kolaroa Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Shah Dara Khan said three cases have been filed against 380 people over the killing of three AL, Jubo League and Swechhasebak League leaders since November 26.
At least 13 persons, including nine AL and associate organisation leaders, have been killed in the southern district, a stronghold of Jamaat, since November 21
during hartals and blockades enforced by the BNP-Jamaat-led 18-party opposition alliance.
Jamaat-Shibir activists has been felling trees and digging up the district's four major roads, nearly cutting it off from the rest of the country. They even attacked police and BGB trying to make the road suitable for traffic.
Yesterday, police recovered the body of a Jamaat activist, with three bullets lodged in the head and body, from Kadamtola bazar in Satkhira town.
Police said Habibur Rahman, 30, son of Akbar Ali of Satkhira sadar's Kachupur village and locally known as Hobi Dakat, was a member of Jamaat's "killing squad" which is now launching attacks on law enforcers, AL activists and Hindus.
He was a prime accused in the case over the December 5 murder of AL activist Sirajul Islam and accused in 10 other cases. Sadar Police Station OC Inamul Haq, however, could not say how the death came about.
Satkhira district unit Jamaat Ameer Abdul Khaleq denied Habibur's involvementin any violence.
In the meantime, Satkhira Superintendent of Police (SP) Chowdhury Syed Manjurul Kabir, newly appointed with an assignment
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to improve the law and order situation, vowed to restore normalcy by containing Jamaat-Shibir anarchy.
"I am going to apply my full strength," said the former Dhaka Metropolitan Police deputy commissioner.
The government on
Saturday withdrew the former SP, Mollah Jahangir Hossain, against the back-drop of his failure to check the violence.