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Jamaat leader finds it easy

OC gets land, frees culprit behind series of attacks in Bogra

OUR CORRESPONDENT, Bogra
Two committees were formed yesterday to investigate the bribing of an officer-in-charge with a piece of land allegedly for not taking action against a district Jamaat-e Islami leader.
Both committees comprise police officers and are not given any deadline for submitting probe reports.
A three-member team will be
headed by Bogra Additional Superintendent of Police Syed Abu Sayem, said district Superintendent of Police Mozammel Haque.
Deputy Inspector General of Rajshahi Mir Shahidul Islam formed another three-member team led by Range Reserve Force Commandant Harun-or-Rashid.
Two brothers of Shahjahanpur Police Station OC Mahmudul Alam had purchased five decimals of land beside the Dhaka-Bogra highway from district Jamaat member Yeasin Ali atTk 1.5 lakh, much less than theTk 35 lakh market price, according to a land transfer deed signed on June 6.
taking the bribe and claimed that he had purchased the land. He discharged his normal duties at the police station yesterday.
The Anti-Corruption Commission has also initiated a move to conduct an inquiry into the matter, ACC Commissioner Mohammad Shahabuddin told The Daily Star.
Meanwhile, the district SP sent a letter to the police headquarters with a recommendation that the OC be withdrawn. He also suggested taking departmental action against him on receiving evidence.
Asked why Mahamudul continued carrying out his duties, SP of Bogra Mozammel Haque said no police officer would be transferred before the January 5 parliamentary election without permission of the Election Commission.
Shahjahanpur has become a den of violence at the hands of Jamaat-Shibir men during blockades and hartals enforced by the BNP-led 18-party opposition.
So far, Jamaat-Shibir have vandalised at least 500 vehicles and set fire to another 50 in the area. They torched three vehicles yesterday but no one was arrested in this connection.
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Shahjahanpur upazila Chairman Yeasin is an accused in the four cases filed in connection with a series of attacks, arson and vandalism in Bogra on March 3.
The victims of the violence allegedly masterminded by him suspect that he has gifted the piece of land to the OC under an agreement that no action will be taken against him.
The land was registered in the names of Mahmudul's brothers Mahbubur Rahman and Shaheen Reja, from Koyelgati village in Sirajganj district, which is also thought to be part of the deal between them.
On March 3, activists of the Jamaat and its student body Islami Chhatra Shibir unleashed a mayhem attacking the police station and trying to torch the upazila Awami League office. They also clashed with policemen, leaving four people dead and hundreds injured.
Yeasin, the prime accused in one of the cases for involvement in the attack on the AL office, has not been arrested yet.
Despite repeated attempts, he could not be reached for comments.
OC Mahamudul denied the allegation oftaking the bribe and claimed that he had purchased the land. He discharged his normal duties at the police station yesterday.
The Anti-Corruption Commission has also initiated a move to conduct an inquiry into the matter, ACC Commissioner Mohammad Shahabuddin told The Daily Star.
Meanwhile, the district SP sent a letter to the police headquarters with a recommendation that the OC be withdrawn. He also suggested taking departmental action against him on receiving evidence.
Asked why Mahamudul continued carrying out his duties, SP of Bogra Mozammel Haque said no police officer would be transferred before the January 5 parliamentary election without permission of the Election Commission.
Shahjahanpur has become a den of violence at the hands of Jamaat-Shibir men during blockades and hartals enforced by the BNP-led 18-party opposition.
So far, Jamaat-Shibir have vandalised at least 500 vehicles and set fire to another 50 in the area. They torched three vehicles yesterday but no one was arrested in this connection.