People's
Democracy
(Weekly Organ of the Communist Party of
India (Marxist) No. 01
January 05, 2003
(Weekly Organ of the Communist Party of
India (Marxist) |
Vol.
XXVII No. 01 January 05, 2003 |
Extremists
Pose
Threat
To
Bangladesh
Security
FOR
a
long
time,
the
government
of
Bangladesh
has
continued
to
deny
the
Indians
allegation
that
it
is
harbouring
in
its
territory
extremists
from
the
entire
north-east,
including
Tripura.
This
is
of
course
a
vain
bid
to
conceal
the
truth.
Yet
the
heightened
activities
and
atrocities
of
these
imperialist-sponsored
extremists
on
the
eve
of
Tripura
assembly
elections
are
taking
their
toll
in
terms
of
the
lives
of
peace-loving
citizens
of
Bangladesh
as
well.
The
latest
instance
of
the
bloody
consequence
of
providing
sanctuary
to
Indian
extremists
in
Bangladesh
territory
has
also
brought
to
light
the
complicity
of
certain
Congress
leaders
and
activists
in
the
trans-border
trafficking
of
the
Tripura
terrorists.
On
December
3,
hogging
the
headlines
in
several
Bangladeshi
dailies
including
the
largely
circulated
Jugantar,
the
incident
took
place
between
the
midnight
on
December
1
till
the
next
morning.
Within
half
a
kilometre
across
the
border,
just
opposite
to
Anandanagar-Kalamchora
village
under
Sonamura
subdivision
in
West
Tripura,
the
house
of
Jahangir
Alam,
a
former
jawan
of
Bangladesh
Rifles,
at
South
Jhinia
village
of
Commilla
district
in
Bangladesh
had
been
a
den
of
the
Nayanbasi
faction
of
NLFT.
The
group
of
20-25
extremists,
harboured
there,
used
to
infiltrate
into
Tripura
through
Galachipa
of
Sonamura.
According
to
sources,
some
time
ago
Salim
Mia
and
Rabi
Mia,
brother
and
maternal
uncle
respectively
of
Congress
legislator
Billal
Mia,
extended
help
to
the
Biswamohan
faction
of
NLFT
to
oust
the
Nayanbasi
faction
from
the
house.
Since
then,
coming
from
their
dens
in
Chittagong
Hill
Tracts
and
Sylhet
district
as
also
in
Mainamati
area
of
Comilla,
NLFT
extremists
of
the
Biswamohan
faction
have
often
put
up
in
this
house.
They
also
had
regular
links
with
certain
Bangladesh
Army
officers
of
Mainamati
Cantonment,
it
has
been
learnt.
According
to
leading
newspapers
of
Bangladesh,
at
about
1.00
a
m
on
December
1,
the
Nayanbasi
faction
carried
out
a
surprise
attack
on
the
Biswamohan
faction
when
it
was
putting
up
in
Jahangir
Alam’s
house,
in
a
bid
to
recover
the
lost
ground.
Then
followed
about
200
rounds
of
crossfire
between
these
two
rival
gangs
of
the
NLFT.
In
this
exchange
of
fire,
Neptune
Nahar
(27),
wife
of
the
extremists’
shelter-keeper
Jahangir
Alam,
was
killed
on
the
spot
and
two
daughters
Lipi
(3)
and
Mousomi
(7)
were
grievously
injured.
Jahangir
Alam,
however,
fled
from
the
scene.
The
armed
conflict
between
the
two
warring
extremist
factions
of
Tripura
inside
the
territory
of
Bangladesh
at
dead
of
night
shattered
with
panic
the
peaceful
slumber
of
the
devout
Muslims
after
they
had
taken
their
early
morning
food
before
the
Ramzan
fasting
on
the
day
began.
The
conflict
left
four
extremists
of
the
Biswamohan
group
killed
and
two
others
injured,
with
all
others
of
the
group
escaping
helter-skelter.
Among
the
extremists
of
the
group
who
escaped,
two
were
caught
with
several
sophisticated
arms,
by
Bangladeshi
citizens,
when
they
were
trying
to
cross
over
into
Durgapur
village
of
Sonamura
next
morning.
Later
on
Bangladesh
army
officers
arrived
and
removed
them
from
the
spot.
In
a
statement
released
on
December
3,
Bangladesh
Workers
Party
president
Rasheed
Khan
Menon
and
general
secretary
Bimal
Biswas
expressed
deep
concern
over
the
death
of
a
housewife
and
injury
to
her
two
daughters
in
Bangladesh
because
of
a
conflict
between
two
groups
of
a
separatist
outfit
from
Tripura.
Expressing
concern
over
such
misadventures
of
the
militants
of
Tripura
in
the
Bangladesh
territory,
the
statement
said
such
incidents
prove
beyond
doubt
the
allegations
that
these
extremists
are
conspiring
to
dislodge
the
Left
Front
government
of
Tripura
and
have
been
killing
the
Left
Front’s
leaders
and
activists.
Besides,
such
extremists
are
also
a
threat
to
the
internal
security
of
Bangladesh.
The
statement
strongly
urged
the
Bangladesh
government
to
stop
such
atrocities
of
the
Tripura
extremists
who
are
misusing
the
Bangladesh
territory.
(INN)
