[BoIRaGi]

Please take a few minutes to read the following article to get an idea what's going on this time around Bangladesh.


May Allah save us from all mishaps and May He bless all of us with peace, prosperity and happiness.




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Families are being devastated in the capital as criminals are again raising their heads committing the incidents of muggings, assaults and even murders.

On July 20, Dewan Rahat Karim, a North South University (NSU) teacher, was found unconscious near the Army stadium. His eyes appeared to have been gouged out and body brutalised with cuts and abrasions to his throat.

The last time anyone had heard from him was when he left the university at 8:20pm after having taken a class following an Iftar party. His family members were shattered at midnight as they finally identified his body at the Dhaka Medical College morgue.

To see the body of her son, the mother broke down sobbing, saying the whole family was planning to visit their village home, but this time they will have to visit the place with her son's body.

"What has gotten to this world and the people? Why would anybody murder my innocent son like this?" asked a visibly shaken Nazma Matin, mother of Rahat Karim.

Despite a 'state of emergency' in force in the country and the claim of law enforcers that they have been doing everything they can to outsmart the spitefully creative muggers, the streets of Dhaka have turned into safe haven for all sorts of criminals.

Earlier, in May this year, expatriate Muktar Hossain, 39, within a few hours of his trip to his homeland after living in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for roughly a decade, wound up dead in the hands of muggers of Dhaka.

On his way from Zia International Airport, Muktar was abducted by muggers. He was stripped of all his savings and belongings and was left for dead by Karwan Bazar underpass, some time before or after the midnight. The muggers even stole his luggage in which he had brought gifts for his loved ones.

Next morning, police discovered him and another unconscious man near the underpass. After the police rushed him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, he was declared dead by poisoning.

Muktar's premature death left his family of four with a sinister cloud looming over their future. His wife Rina Khanam is now struggling to look after the family with a low-paid garment factory job she got after her husband's death.

"I lost my faith in human nature since then," she said adding, "Whoever did this to my husband -- don't they have families of their own?"

Unlike many, some of the mugging victims are fortunate enough to live and tell their tales of frightening experiences.

Jalil Ahmed, a service provider from Sayedabad was mugged during the first week of September. At around 8:15pm, Ahmed, exhausted after a hard day, got off a bus after it reached Sayedabad.

While he was looking for transportation to his house and at the same time absentmindedly thinking about how soon he could go home and get to bed, he was suddenly jolted back to reality only to realise that he had been pinned down by three thugs.

The thugs held Ahmed down and tried to strangle him while tying his hands. He suddenly felt his eyes burning as the crooks forced a chilli powder-mix into his eyes. They left him on the pavement after taking his shoulder bag, wallet and the cellphone.

"They left me petrified and I could not believe my own voice for I was repeatedly thanking him for not injuring or stabbing me. I feel so insecure. Will this ever stop?" said Ahmed.

"We were lucky that a security guard came to the rescue and screamed out for help. We rushed to the spot soon after being informed of it," said Hafeez Ahmed, Jalil's brother.

"I immediately went to the Rab [Rapid Action Battalion] officials who were on duty nearby and told them about the incident, seeking their help. All they said was that we would have to go to a police station to file a complaint," Hafeez said with disbelief.

Jalil Ahmed could not open his eyes for several hours and had to spend three days in a hospital. Almost after a month, Ahmed is still traumatised by the brush with death.

Throughout the last decade, people of Dhaka have learnt to live with everyday crimes. Gone are the days of petty offences like pick pocketing, snatching jewelry or even threatening a passer-by with weapons, lamented city dwellers.

The stories that come to light nowadays are gruesome and make Dhaka residents think twice before stepping outdoors.

It was a bright sunny afternoon when Farhana Akhter (not real name), along with a friend of hers, went to Nilkhet to purchase a few books. As they were walking past Chandni Chawk market, Farhana suddenly realised that she had been surrounded by four criminals who had been skilfully going through her purse. The gang took out Tk 1,000 from her purse already and was digging through the purse for her cellphone.

Even though Farhana did not dare to yell out for help, the crooks, realising that she had found out about their mischief, put her cellphone back into the purse. They, however, did not give back the money they had stolen from her.

During the whole ordeal, Farhana was stunned to notice that everyone around her -- the vendors and customers -- were watching the commotion, but no one came to the rescue of a helpless girl!


collected from the Daily star >>> http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=6361

[afsana911]

Thats really sad. But reality Is sad. Good info. People are so into eid now, its good to have some time to think about the others who arent having such great time. thanks boiragi.

[BoIRaGi]

yeah afsu ... dats one point ...... de other is .... as we ve known law and order z very good this moment on BD ...... but u c ? still we r having this kinda problems around us (in BD) ... so ... could u say after readingthis atricle dat ... law and Order remainning da same ( good) as we noe from press media or the statements from BD govt ?

[mina]

ami ki bolbo bujte parchina. eishob porle matha ta thik thakena r

[BoIRaGi]

Matha thik na thakar Y kotha .... duure boshe amra oneek kichu Y shuni jeta asole poristhitir ulta ...... age manush k bivinno vabe hoyrani kora hoto ... nirjaton kora hoto ..... ekhon se sob kome giye mere fela shuru hoise ....... esob cholte thakle law & order er ki unnoti asha korte ari ei govt theke ?