Thu, Oct 18th, 2012 6:37 pm BdST
Dhaka, Oct 18 (bdnews24.com) – The government's committee that investigated the attacks on the Buddhist settlements and monasteries at Cox's Bazaar's Ramu on Thursday submitted their findings to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The panel chief, Chittagong's Additional Divisional Police Commissioner Nurul Islam handed in the report.
"We got the report the probe committee submitted along with specific recommendations. However, it has not been opened yet. So we cannot give you details on the recommendations," Senior Home Secretary CQK Mustaq Ahmed told bdnews24.com
He added the report will be made public 'in time' after consulting the Home Minister and relevant stakeholders.
Religious zealots, allegedly sparked by a Facebook post 'deriding' the Quran, swooped down on Buddhist settlements in Ramu upazila on Sep 29. In the overnight mayhem, nearly seven Buddhist temples, 30 residences and shops were set ablaze while another hundred such establishments were vandalised and looted.
Home Minister visited the site of the communal violence the next day and ordered investigations by the four-strong committee headed by the senior police official.
A police official involved with the inquiry told bdnews24.com on Oct 10 that they linked the attacks to around 200 individuals other than Rohingya refugees. They were identified using video footages and still images of the attack.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina also visited the affected areas. More than 250 arrests have been made over the incident until now.
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HC: Provide Uttam's mother, aunt security
Thu, Oct 18th, 2012 8:09 pm BdST
Thu, Oct 18th, 2012 8:09 pm BdST
Dhaka, Oct 18 (bdnews24.com)—The High Court on Thursday declared the detention of the
mother and aunt of Uttam Barua unlawful and ordered the government to provide them with
adequate security.
The bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury and Farid Ahmed passed the order and
stated the two women can dwell anywhere as they wish.
Police arrested Uttam's mother Madhu Barua, 41, and aunt Adi Barua, 26, on Oct 1 after
a case was filed a day after the communal riot broke out at Ramu on Sep 29. They were
also remanded later.
They were arrested as police could not trace Uttam.
On Wednesday, the same bench had on its own volition issued a verbal order to release
the detained Madhu and Adi as they were not accused by anyone in any case.
The court had also ordered Deputy Attorney General Amit Talukder to inform it within
Thursday morning whether the court's order complied with.
Talukder on Thursday informed the court that the duo had been detained 'only' for security
reasons.
The court in its order said it could not take the issue of security lightly. It also said Madhu
and Adi can stay in Chittagong Circuit House or in the Safe House of legal-aid NGO
organisation Ain o Salish Kendra if they wanted.
The court also directed the government to provide them with adequate security if they want
to dwell anywhere else.
Talukder told the court: "I have talked to them personally. They have told me that they
want to stay at their own house even if they are killed."
In response, the court said they have the freedom to decide where to stay and at
the same time "we have to remain concerned about their security". "We cannot
curb their freedom."
The court fixed Nov 4 for the next hearing.
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mother and aunt of Uttam Barua unlawful and ordered the government to provide them with
adequate security.
Uttam Barua is the Buddhist youth on whose Facebook profile a photograph denigrating
Islam was uploaded to trigger last month's communal attacks at Cox's Bazaar's Ramu Upazila.
The bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury and Farid Ahmed passed the order and
stated the two women can dwell anywhere as they wish.
a case was filed a day after the communal riot broke out at Ramu on Sep 29. They were
also remanded later.
They were arrested as police could not trace Uttam.
Following the arrests, the Daily Janakantha ran a report criticising the police move,
drawing the court attention.
the detained Madhu and Adi as they were not accused by anyone in any case.
The court had also ordered Deputy Attorney General Amit Talukder to inform it within
Thursday morning whether the court's order complied with.
Talukder on Thursday informed the court that the duo had been detained 'only' for security
reasons.
The court in its order said it could not take the issue of security lightly. It also said Madhu
and Adi can stay in Chittagong Circuit House or in the Safe House of legal-aid NGO
organisation Ain o Salish Kendra if they wanted.
The court also directed the government to provide them with adequate security if they want
to dwell anywhere else.
Talukder told the court: "I have talked to them personally. They have told me that they
want to stay at their own house even if they are killed."
In response, the court said they have the freedom to decide where to stay and at
the same time "we have to remain concerned about their security". "We cannot
curb their freedom."
The court fixed Nov 4 for the next hearing.
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