Serial No

Communal Attack and Repression on Minority
SL#	District	Contents	Sources	Remarks
1.	Narayanpur Dist- Sherpur.	Idris Miah, a businessman has threatened to kill Subrata Kumar Dey Bhanu, Organizing Secretary of Sherpur district Awami League. Subrata Kumar Dey Bhanu was forced to sell his ancestral homestead to Idris Miah. Later on Bhanu informed it to Anti Corruption Commission and Police Super.	Samakal 3/1/08 BHBCOP	District leaders of BHBCOP visited to the place of incident. A case was recorded in this connection.
2.	Vill- Charia Upa- Fulpur D- Mymensingh.	Six houses including the house of Rupendra Mondol, Senior Warrant Officer of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) were attacked and looted by some miscreants.	Sangbad 6/1/08 BHBCOP	Central & District leaders of BHBCOP visited to the place of incident. A case was recorded in this connection.
3.	Vill- Khaliapara Upa- Ullapara Dist- Serajganj.	The house of Dulal Sarkar was attacked and looted by the miscreants. The miscreants took away gold ornaments and cash money.	Sangbad 6/1/08 BHBCOP	District leaders of BHBCOP visited to the place of incident. A case was recorded in this connection.
4.	Mahmoodkathi Upa- Paikgacha Dist- Khulna.	Anu Rani Biswas, a Sevayet of Goddess Kali in a temple was killed by the miscreants. They took away gold ornaments of the image.	Jugantar 6/1/08 BHBCOP	District leaders of BHBCOP visited to the place of incident. A case was recorded in this connection.
5.	Kalibazar Dist- Meherpur.	Two images of Radhakrishna and a huge amount of money donated to the Kalibazar Shiva Temple were looted by the miscreants. Police arrested two persons in this connection.	Janakantha 8/1/08	A case was recorded in this connection.
6.	Sachibuniajalma Upa- Batiaghata Dist- Khulna.	Some miscreants are trying to occupy the land of three hundred years old Cremation Ground of the area through fake document.	Sangbad 7/1/08 BHBCOP	District leaders of BHBCOP visited to the place of incident. A case was recorded in this connection.
7.	Dist- Barishal.	The miscreants are taking away iron rods and grills of Barishal Cremation Ground. The district administration and Barishal City Corporation were informed, but no action was taken in this regard.	Samakal 7/1/08 BHBCOP	District leaders of BHBCOP visited to the place of incident. A case was recorded in this connection.
8.	Nathpara Upa- Chakaria D- Cox’s Bazar.	All the images of Jagadhatri Temple were demolished by the miscreants. Upazilla executive of fier instructed to take action against the miscreants.	Prathomalo 9/1/08	A case was recorded in this connection.
9.	Vill- Muraripur Upa- Sujanagar Dist- Pabna.	The house of Jiten Saha, a businessman, was attacked and looted by the miscreants. They looted valuable things including gold ornaments. Three persons were injured in this attack.	Janakantha 9/1/08 BHBCOP	District leaders of BHBCOP visited to the place of incident. A case was recorded in this connection.
10.	Vill- Kalaiya Upa- Baufal Dist- Patuakahli.	Chapala Rani Shill, wife of Sudhir Chandra Shill was attacked and beaten by the miscreants. She was unclothed. A group of miscreants including Farooque, Badal and Zakir came to Sudhir Babu’s house and started destroying the agricultural land of him. At one stage Chapala Rani tried to resist them and she was attacked by the miscreants. He was seriously injured and admitted to the hospital.	Janakantha 11/1/08 BHBCOP	District leaders of BHBCOP visited to the place of incident. A case was recorded in this connection.
11.	Vill- Bakehar Upa- Sadar Dist- Faridpur.	The dead body of Sushanta Saha, a degree student of Government Rajendra College was recovered from a small pool of water near his house after 52 days of his abduction. Police arrested Sekendar Miah in this regard. He confessed that he took loan from Sushanta. Sushanta pressed him to return the money and he killed him, Sekendar told the police.	Janakantha 11/1/08 BHBCOP	Central & District leaders of BHBCOP visited to the place of incident. A case was recorded in this connection.
12.	Vill- Jato Chandrapara Upa- Ramgarh D- Khagrachari.	Chameli Tripura, daughter of Monochandra Tripura and a student of Class Three of Sonai Agha Government Primary School was gangraped and killed by the miscreants. Chameli was kidnapped while she was returning home from school.	Janakantha 11/01/08 BHBCOP	District leaders of BHBCOP visited to the place of incident. A case was recorded in this connection.
13.	Vill- Debsayee Upa- Dhamrai Dist- Dhaka.	Three persons were arrested by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and recovered an image of god Bishnu made of Blackstone worth Tk. One crore from their possession.	Samakal 11/01/08 BHBCOP	District leaders of BHBCOP visited to the place of incident. A case was recorded in this connection.
14.	Vill- Nagra Upa- Sadar Dist- Netrokona	The house of Debabrata Saha, a businessman was attacked and looted by the miscreants. They looted valuable things worth Tk. 4 Lac.	Sangbad 11/1/08 BHBCOP	District leaders of BHBCOP visited to the place of incident. A case was recorded in this connection.
15.	Police Station- Shyampur Dhaka.	Mohammed Motaleb, Mohammed Chunnu and Seraj of Dhalkanagar are trying to occupy four hundred years old Sree Sree Ramkrishna Akhra and Temple. To occupy the Akhra and temple they erected a signboard in the name of `Sukurjan Bibi’ and kept construction material there. Dr. Maran Chancre Das, Joint Secretary of the temple committee registered a dairy with the local police station.	Bhorerkagoj 12/1/08 BHBCOP	Central & District leaders of BHBCOP visited to the place of incident. A case was recorded in this connection.
16.	Vill- Gokulnagar Upa- Bhairab D- Kishoregonj	Suman Chancre Debnath (16 years old) was killed by Swapan Miah of village Shanlinagar, Faisal Miah and Kala Miah of village old Chagaiya. Bakul Rani, mother of Suman registered a case against the killers.	Jugantar 13/1/08	A case was recorded in this connection.
17.	V- Habibullapur Upa- Sadullapur D- Gaibandha.	The house of Prabhat Chandra Adhikari, Deputy Assistant Officer of Agriculture Department was attacked and looted by some miscreants.	Janakantha 14/1/08 BHBCOP	District leaders of BHBCOP visited to the place of incident. A case was recorded in this connection.
18.	Vill- Bamoi Upa- Lakhai Dist- Habiganj.	Dayananda Amrita Ashram was attacked and looted by the miscreants. The miscreants entered into the Ashram by breaking the main gate and lied the devotees including Sankar Chaitannya Brahmmachari, Principal of the Ashram. On hearing the news of attack police of Lakhai Police Station rushed to the spot and exchanged fire with the miscreants. A miscreant was arrested.	Jugantar 14/1/08 BHBCOP	District leaders of BHBCOP visited to the place of incident. A case was recorded in this connection.
19.	Dharampasha D- Sunamgonj.	Two images of Radhakrishna were stolen from Sree Sree Radhagobinda Akhra.	Prathomalo 15/01/08	A case was recorded in this connection.
20.	Vill- West Dulal U- Sundarganj D- Gaibandha.	An image of Goddess Kali was demolished by the miscreants at a temple at Shillpara. Police arrested Fasiluddin and his sons named Nurunnabi and Nuruzzaman in this connection. Fasiluddin is trying to occupy the deity property of the temple.	Janakantha 16/1/08	A case was recorded in this connection.
21.	Biyani Bazar Dist- Sylhet.	The image of Bashudeb of the Bashudeb Temple of historical municipal city was demolished by Saiuful Islam. He attacked the temple in the evening while Uma Rani Chakraborty, Sevayet of this temple was engaged in religious rituals. She cried out and her daughter Pratima and daughter-in-law Lavli rushed there. Saiful islam demolished the image in front of them and left the temple. He looted gold ornaments of the image.	Ittafaq 18/108 BHBCOP	Central & District leaders of BHBCOP visited to the place of incident. A case was recorded in this connection.
22.	Dist- Bajbari.	Abhijit Shome, a student of Rajbari Govt. College was attacked by his class mates. He was injured seriously. Abhijit is the son of Advocate Swapan Kumar Shome.	Samakal 18/1/08 BHBCOP	District leaders of BHBCOP visited to the place of incident. A case was recorded in this connection.
23.	Vill- Kapashtia Upa- Durgapur Dist- Netrokona	The image of Goddess Kali of Sarbajanin Kali Temple was demolished by some miscreants. Police arrested Nazrul Islam and Sharif Miah in this connection.	Prothomalo 22/1/08	A case was recorded in this connection.
24.	Chalnali U- Gurudaspur Dist- Natore.	Gupal Das (age 27 years) was beaten to death by the miscreants. Gupal was Abducted earlier. His dead body was found near his house. Police arrested Hafijul Islam in this regard.	Samakal 22/1/08 BHBCOP	District leaders of BHBCOP visited to the place of incident. A case was recorded in this connection.
25.	Vill- Nagar Upa- Agailjhara Dist- Barishal.	Balaram and his wife were attacked by Mahtab. Balaram was cultivating his land and Mahtab prevented him demanding ownership of the land. Balaram was beaten. Balaram’s wife protested and she was also beaten.	Sangbad 22/1/08 BHBCOP	District leaders of BHBCOP visited to the place of incident. No case was recorded in this connection.
26.	Vill- Dhopadi Upa- Avoynagar Dist- Jessore.	Kabita Mondol, a deserted woman was killed by some miscreants at her house at Dhopapara.	Samakal 28/1/08	A case was recorded in this connection.
27.	Palpara Dist- Pirojpur.	Thirty four images including the images of Saraswati and Kali were demolished by the fundamentalists. The images were being made for Saraswati and Kali Puja. According to Binode Pal and Gourhari Pal, the artists of these images, this communal incident is the first in the history of hundred years in this area. The Hindu community of the area became panicky. Deputy commissioner, police super and municipal Chairman visited the area.	Janakantha 29/1/08 BHBCOP	District leaders of BHBCOP visited to the place of incident. A case was recorded in this connection.
28.	Dist- Jhalakathi.	Biswajit Das Bishu, a cosmetics businessman was abducted. He came to Dhaka with Taka Forty five thousand for business purpose.	BHBCOP	A case was recorded in this connection.
29.	Dist- Sylhet.	The house of Tapan Mitra, a leader of local Awami League was set on fire in the dead of night.	Janakantha 24/1/08	A case was recorded in this connection.
30.	Shamsernagar Upa- Kamalganj D- Moulabibazar	Anil Pal, a teacher of AATM High School was beaten by Nijam Bashar, younger brother of Humayun Bashar, a businessman. The students of three high Schools and one College of the area registered severe protest and blocked road. They demanded punishment of the miscreants.	Sangbad 29/1/08 BHBCOP	District leaders of BHBCOP visited to the place of incident. No case was recorded in this connection.
31.	Banaripara Dist- Barishal.	Abul Kalam, a staff of police Headquarter occupied vested property (Enemy Property). Two cases were registered in this connection.	Inquilab 30/1/08	A case was recorded in this connection.
32.	Vill- Rajargaon Upa- Sadar Dist- Sylhet.	Mohammed Enamul Hoque, Walir Ali, Mohammed Nijamuddin and Mohammed Jahan Miah demanded ownership of 1 decimal 46 acre land of Dilip Dey. They erected new signboard on the land.	Sangbad 30/1/08 BHBCOP	District leaders of BHBCOP visited to the place of incident. A case was recorded in this connection.
33.	Vill- Harhar Upa- Gournadi Dist- Barishal.	Golam Hossain Sikder, President of Batajor Union BNP is trying to evict Manik Malakar, son of late Anil Chandra Malakar from his ancestral house, tank and land. Sikder tried to abduct and kill Manik Malakar. Manik Babu informed this to the chief Advisor in written.	BHBCOP 5/1/08	District leaders of BHBCOP visited to the place of incident. A case was recorded in this connection.
34.	Vill- Bapta Upa- Sadar Dist- Bhola.	Some influential muslims are trying to buy land at the Hindu populated area of Bapta Union and establish graveyard and Madrasha there. About six hundred Hindu familiars are residing there. Besides these are many temples including four big temples and religious institutions there. The Hindu leaders apprehended that if Madrasha and graveyard are established there the communal harmony may be destroyed.	BHBCOP 13/1/08	District leaders of BHBCOP visited to the place of incident. A case was recorded in this connection.

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