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Friday, October 19, 2012
Around 24 hours before the September 29 attack on Buddhists, a meeting participated by locals and outsiders from Cox's Bazar took place in Ramu and guest speakers at the meeting made offensive remarks against minorities, a team of lawyers has found in its investigation.
“The meeting was under way between 5:00pm and 8:00pm on September 28 at a shop of Hakim Company in Teschir Pool,” eminent jurist Amir-Ul Islam told a press briefing at Supreme Court Bar Association Building in the capital.
The meeting was organised to reveal the findings of the investigation by a 16-member team of lawyers led by Amir-Ul Islam. The team visited different parts of Cox's Bazar for three days from October 11 and talked to witnesses, victims, Buddhist monks and the officials of the local administration to know what actually happened in Ramu on September 29 and 30.
The lawyers observed that the attack on Buddhist temples in Ramu was carried out to destabilise the country and tarnish its image before the world and the neighbouring countries including Myanmar, Sri Lanka and China.
It seemed that the Ramu violence was aimed at destabilising the country rather than retaliating an insult to religious sentiment, said Amir-Ul Islam. The attack might have been a conspiracy to damage Bangladesh's relationship with the neighbouring countries, he added.
The investigation carried out by Sammilito Ainjibi Samannoy Parishad also revealed that the Facebook post blamed for fuelling the attack was fabricated.
Students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) have been collecting money to help the Buddhists people who were affected by the recent communal violence at Ramu and Ukhia.
Earlier on October 12, a 40-member volunteer committee was formed with Fatema-Tuz-Zohura of Botany department as its convener. The collection of money will continue till Oct 22.
A joint bank account has also been opened at a branch of Agrani Bank Limited at JU. The account number is 333676.
Attack on Buddhists
VNS students express outrage
Two students stand before posters, created by some 800 class VII and VIII students of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College to express outrage at the recent attack on the Buddhist community in Cox' Bazar and Chittagong, at an exhibition on the institution's Baily Road campus.
Some 800 Viqarunnisa Noon School and College students yesterday creatively expressed their outrage at the recent attack on the Buddhist community in Cox' Bazar and Chittagong through a poster exhibition.
Indigenous people form human chain
Indigenous people under the banner of Adivasi Cluster Unnayon Forum form a human chain at Madhupur Bus Station in Madhupur upazila of Tangail district yesterday demanding steps to prevent setting up of an illegal brick kiln on farmland at Idilpur village in the upazila. Inset, authorities of the brick field under question hang a signboard claiming ownership of the farmland.
Indigenous people in Madhupur upazila formed a human chain and launched a signature campaign yesterday, demanding removal of an illegal under construction brick kiln from an agricultural land at Idilpur village in the upazila.
I am writing to express my deep shock at the recent events in Ramu.
The destruction of Buddhist monasteries, burning of Buddhist texts and the images of Lord Buddha should be strongly condemned by all. It is fairly clear from various news reports that these actions were pre-planned and that the local police failed to act promptly to prevent these actions. The authorities need to bring to justice those responsible for these actions and ensure the safety and security of all communities in Bangladesh.
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