Zunaid, how can you post these equally nefarious article links. Chi-chi, ki joghonno! manush ashob kagoj pore? These yellow journalists, led by the notorious Mashud Alam, are paid agents of the CIA and RAW. Everyone knows that.
These scumbags have now published a picture of Bangla Bhai in an article today. So soon after the NYT article, of course they are being paid by the CIA - I say hang them upside down from a ceiling fan and beat the living daylights out of them so they stop writing this crap!
click here to see alleged bangla bhai's happy face
Are, ami to obak! This ain't no Bangla bhai. This guy is Belayet Miah, amader graamer post office-er postmaster! bechara, khamakha akjon innocent loker chobi diye bole "bangla bhai". Alam should be shot. Where are those underground lefties from Khulna - akta grenade marte parena naki RAB ke dakte hobe?
Anyway, minister shaheb boleche, "how will we arrest him if he is unavailable?". Ahare, bechara. Bangla bhai's secretary should call him and and let them know his availability.
Anyway, here's the full text of this mother of all nefarious articles. Our police and ministers are not worried at all and in fact these journalists should allow our brave public servants to do their jobs instead of asking so many stupid questions. Those Daily Star reporters, shalara, must be green card holders - pagla babar majare pani poraleo labh nai - oderke bachano jabe na ebar.
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Mystery shrouds Bangla Bhai's power
Babar says he would be arrested, but denies JMJB's existence
Staff Correspondent
Infamous militant leader Bangla Bhai still eludes a police dragnet despite high-level government orders for his arrest, including one by the premiere half a year ago, giving rise to the conjecture that he enjoys mysterious and strong backing.
Whether the government is sincere in its efforts to arrest the self-styled leader of Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB), which operates in the northeastern region, remains in question, as top-level government officials, ruling coalition leaders and police high-ups have made contradicting statements about his existence.
But talking to The Daily Star in May last year, JMJB leaders themselves admitted they had been active underground for the last six years to establish a Taliban-like rule.
Grossly nine months after JMJB operations in broad daylight that killed at least 15 people and maimed scores of others, literally taking the law in its own hands, State Minister for Home Lutfozzaman Babar told reporters yesterday Bangla Bhai would be arrested as soon as he is found. But talking to BBC radio the same day, he denied the existence of the JMJB.
"We don't know any Bangla or English Bhai… no Bhai (brother) is important to us. We've a made a clear and clean order to arrest him," Babar said while briefing reporters after a meeting on law and order yesterday.
The government is committed to arresting him but has failed to trace him, the minister said, seeking information on his whereabouts from people of all walks.
But asked by BBC radio to comment on government inaction in arresting Bangla Bhai, the minister said: "I oppose very strongly that our ministry has failed to take action, because we are still trying. How would we arrest anyone if he is absent physically or not available?"
"We don't know officially about the existence of the JMJB. Only some so-called newspapers are publishing reports on it. We don't have their constitution in our record," he told the BBC.
In April of last year, the media started pouring out reports on JMJB actions in the name of fighting Sarbaharas (outlaws), but failed to move the government to arrest the Bangla Bhai outfit.
A good number of journalists have interviewed Bangla Bhai, who introduced himself to them as Azizur Rahman. Although it was later learned that his real name is Omar Ali Litu, he also introduced himself as Siddiqul Islam while talking to The Daily Star in May of last year.
JMJB Amir and spiritual leader Mawlana Abdur Rahman also openly gave interviews and attended meetings in Rajshahi in May of last year.
The militants operated openly and continue to do so, while police were often seen near their meeting venues.
After reports were published that Prime Minister (PM) Khaleda Zia ordered the arrest of Bangla Bhai and his operatives, Finance Minister M Saifur Rahman and PM's political secretary Haris Choudhury admitted to the PM's order.
But local lawmakers, administration and local government bodies who supported JMJB's cleansing of outlaws made it clear that the ruling parties had links with JMJB's unlawful venture. Local and divisional police not only stayed aloof from nabbing them, but literally stood in attention to the zealots' commands.
Despite strong concern in and outside the country against JMJB operations, Bangla Bhai remained untouched. Police first denied his existence and, after he faded into hiding, said they did not find him.
Although Rajshahi division BNP lawmakers and Jamaat-e-Islami leaders denied any link with the JMJB, Bangla Bhai carried out his extra-judicial acts without any challenge from the government's part.
Well-placed sources said Bangla Bhai enjoyed support and assistance from local administration, with certain influential politicians masterminding the vigilante action from backstage.
Sources said police even suggested to him to go into hiding after the PM's order for his arrest.
In May last year, Rajshahi Superintendent of Police (SP) Masud Mia denied outright Bangla Bhai's existence. "There is no one called Bangla Bhai, nor any party called the JMJB. It's the local people who have forged resistance. I have come to know about Bangla Bhai through newspapers," he told The Daily Star then.
But immediately after Bangla Bhai went into hiding in July, the SP said, "Bangla Bhai's regime has ended. We now have complete control over the situation. We have isolated the Sarbaharas."
Talking to local journalists on Tuesday, Masud said: "I've never denied Bangla Bhai's existence; he is in the wanted list of police."
The nearly-40-year-old militant leader told The Daily Star that he was born to Nazir Hossain Pramanik of Kannipara village in Gabtoli upazila in Bogra. He claimed to journalists he graduated from Rajshahi University in 1995 with a master's in Bangla. But a crosscheck with the university shows there was no student named Azizur Rahman at the Bangla Department in 1995. Asked again, he said: "I studied Bangla at Azizul Haq University College affiliated with Rajshahi University."
"I enrolled at Rajshahi University. But I registered with the college because of various complications," he said without explaining the complications.
As Bangla Bhai was guarded about his school and college education, his senior leader Amir Mowlana Abdur Rahman, who was also present during the interview, said Bangla Bhai studied at Tarafsartaj Senior Fazil Madrasa.
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