2000 Chittagong massacre
2000 Chittagong massacre refers to the murder of eight people allegedly by the Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir who had fired on a microbus carrying Bangladesh Chhatra League activists killing six in the microbus and one passerby.[1][2][3]
Background
[edit]Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir is the student wing of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.[4] Bangladesh Chhatra League is the student wing of the Awami League.[5] Shibir Controlled politics in Chittagong from the dorm of Chittagong College where it was believed the murder was planned.[1][6] IHS Jane's Global Terrorism and Insurgency Attack Index placed Shibir third on the list of non-state armed group in 2013.[7]
Incident
[edit]On the morning of 12 July 2000, Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir activist fired on a microbus carrying Bangladesh Chhatra League activists in Bahodderhat, Chittagong.[1] They killed seven in the bus, six Bangladesh Chhatra League activists and the bus drive, and one driver of a nearby auto rickshaw.[1] The reason for the targeted killing was to control a newly constructed campus of the Chittagong Commercial Institute.[1]
Trial
[edit]Abdul Kader Khan, assistant superintendent of police of the Criminal Investigation Department, filed murder charges against 22 activists of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir on 17 January 2001 and framed on 17 June 2002.[1]
In March 2008, Court of Second Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge of Chittagong Ekramul Haq Chowdhury sentenced four to death and three to life imprisonment, all activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir.[1]
In April 2014, all the convicts in the case where acquitted by High Court Division judges Md Abdul Hye and Krishna Debnath following an appeal due to lack of eyewitnesses.[8]
Gittu Nasir, criminal cadre of Islami Chhatra Shibir, who was believed to be involved in the Murder of Gopal Krishna Muhuri was detained in February 2005.[9] he was killed in a crossfire by Rapid Action Battalion next month.[10] This was around the time, when many criminals were being killed in crossfire incidents in Chittagong by Rapid Action Battalion.[11] Gittu Nasir was a follower of Shibir Nasir,[12] who was released from prison in August 2024 after the resignation of Sheikh Hasina.[13][10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "4 Shibir men to die for Ctg massacre in 2000". The Daily Star. 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Verdict in Ctg 8-murder case today". The Daily Star. 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) , South Asia Terrorism Portal". www.satp.org. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ Bhattacherjee, Kallol (2024-08-28). "Bangladesh revokes ban on Jamaat-E-Islami Bangladesh, its students wing Islami Chhattra Shibir". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ Campbell, Charlie (2024-07-25). "How Mass Protests Challenge Bangladesh's Past—and Threaten to Rewrite Its Future". TIME. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "4 Shibir men to die for Ctg massacre in 2000". The Daily Star. 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ Chaudhury, Dipanjan Roy (2024-08-30). "Jamaat's Islami Chhatra Shibir was once ranked third most active non-state armed group". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Ctg 8-murder convicts acquitted". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "A most wanted terror of Ctg arrested in capital, 1st Ld". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ a b "Top Ctg mobster Gittu Nasir killed in crossfire, 1st Ld". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ Islam, Shahidul (4 March 2005). "Ctg Underworld72". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "He controls Ctg underworld from jail since 1998". The Daily Star. 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "'Shibir Nasir' released after 26 years in prison". The Business Standard. 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2024-09-25.