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Paresh Barua, military head of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) and one of India’s most wanted militants, and two former ministers and as many army generals were among 14 people sentenced to death by a Bangladeshi court on Thursday, for the country's biggest weapons haul, nearly 10 years after the seizure.

Barua, currently a fugitive whose whereabouts are unknown, was given the death sentence in absentia in the sensational case, of the seizure of 10 trucks containing 4,000 weapons and over 11 million bullets in April 2004. Jamaat-e-Islami chief and former minister Matiur Rahman Nizami and ex-junior minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar in the then Bangladesh Nationalist Party - led government were also sentenced to death by the court.

“The Metropolitan Special Tribunal-1 has handed down death penalty to 14,” private Samoy TV said soon after Judge SM Mojibur Rahman delivered the verdict in a crowded courtroom amid tight security in the southeastern port city.

Barua now leads a faction of the group opposed to talks with the Indian government. ULFA for long has had bases and business interests in the Chittagong area.

Two of the convicts, Barua and former additional secretary Nurul Amin, were tried in absentia.

Two former generals also given the death penalty are then DG of the apex National Security Intelligence (NSI), Brig Gen Abdur Rahim, and former Directorate General of Forces Intelligence director, Maj Gen Rezzakul Haider Chowdhury, who later became the NSI chief. All the accused were tried under the Arms Act for illegal possession of firearms and the Special Powers Act of 1974 for weapon smuggling.

The verdict came nearly a decade after the seizure of the weapons destined for ULFA hideouts in northeastern India through Bangladesh territory. Around 1,500 boxes containing submachine guns, AK-47 assault rifles, submachine carbines, Chinese pistols, 840 rocket launchers, 27,000 grenades and 11.41 million bullets were seized from 10 trucks in the early hours of April 2, 2004. Local media reported the weapons were smuggled from Hong Kong via Singapore.

Bangladesh court gives ULFA chief death sentence | Business Standard


ISI had role in Bangladesh arms smuggling case: Report

Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was among various local and foreign intelligence agencies that played a role in the 2004 arms smuggling case in Bangladesh for which 14 people were awarded the death sentence by a court Thursday.

A further probe into the incident revealed the involvement of some top politicians of the then Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led four-party alliance government, bureaucrats, ISI and Indian separatist outfit ULFA, the Daily Star reported.

A special court in Chittagong handed down the death sentence to Paresh Barua, who heads an ULFA faction opposed to any peace talks, and 13 others, including Jamaat chief and then industries minister Motiur Rahman Nizami and then state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar, for smuggling in 10 truckloads of firearms in 2004.

A huge cache of arms was recovered April 2, 2004, at the jetty of the Chittagong Urea Fertiliser Ltd. (CUFL) near the Karnaphuli river while being loaded on 10 trucks for delivery to the Indian separatist outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA).

These included 4,930 sophisticated firearms of different types, 840 rocket launchers, 300 rockets, 27,020 grenades, 2,000 grenade-launching tubes, 6,392 magazines and 11.41 million bullets.

It was the largest ever seizure of an arms consignment in the Bangladesh.

According to the Daily Star, a further probe carried out by investigation officer Moniruzzaman Chowdhury into the two cases - one on arms dealing and one on smuggling - found that several meetings were held at home and abroad before the April 2, 2004, operation.

Some of the accused in the two cases disclosed this during interrogation by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and their confessional statements in court, Chowdhury was quoted as saying.

Former National Security Intelligence (NSI) director Shahab Uddin, who is now in jail, alleged that former NSI director Abdur Rahim had held several meetings with officials of Pakistan's ARY Group and the ISI at home and abroad.

During interrogation at the Taskforce for Interrogation (TFI) cell in Dhaka in early May in 2009, Shahab Uddin had spoken about the arms smuggling plan.

However, in a confessional statement May 15 that same year, he tactfully avoided many facts. In the statement he did not mention the name of the ISI or any of its officials. Rather, he only referred to meetings with "foreigners".

Rahim in his statement May 27, 2009, mentioned the names of the ARY and ISI and spoke about holding meetings with the officials of the two organisations.

He also said that he had met then ISI director general Ehsanul Hoque in London but he did not in those meetings give any hint about planning the arms smuggling. Instead, he alleged that Shahab held a meeting with ISI officials to facilitate the arms smuggling.

The interrogation of both Shahab and Rahim revealed that the NSI had managed to procure a mobile monitoring system from the ISI.

According to the report, Rahim also alleged that in March 2004, Shahab tried to talk with him about ULFA leader Anup Chetia, who is now lodged in a Bangladesh jail.

Seeing that Rahim was indifferent to this, Shahab said that they should help the ULFA, to which the former reacted by asking: "Shall we hand over Bangladesh to the ULFA?"

In his statement, Shahab said that he met one Pakistani national named Amirbhai at the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka March 30, 2004, evening and Amirbhai told him that he had met the NSI director general.

Shahab later found that Amirbhai was actually ULFA leader Paresh Barua. He said while seeing off Amir, he could see from his cabin Rezzakul Haider Chowdhury, former Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) director, standing near the staircase.

According to Moniruzzaman, though Shahb and Rahim traded many counter-charges, their statements made many things clear, which helped him probe the cases.

ISI had role in Bangladesh arms smuggling case: Report | Business Standard
 
These included 4,930 sophisticated firearms of different types, 840 rocket launchers, 300 rockets, 27,020 grenades, 2,000 grenade-launching tubes, 6,392 magazines and 11.41 million bullets.

what the fkuC.

They want to form army with all this?

Thank u BAL government to stop terrorism against India from your soil.

For once I thought India should not involve in BD internal affairs but this case proves me wrong, Jamat and BNP (terrorist sympathizers) should be kept away from power with any cost.
 
what the fkuC.

They want to form army with all this?

Thank u BAL government to stop terrorism against India from your soil.

For once I thought India should not involve in BD internal affairs but this case proves me wrong, Jamat and BNP (terrorist sympathizers) should be kept away from power with any cost.

They will be. Khaleda has no steam left:bunny:
 
what the fkuC.

They want to form army with all this?

Thank u BAL government to stop terrorism against India from your soil.

For once I thought India should not involve in BD internal affairs but this case proves me wrong, Jamat and BNP (terrorist sympathizers) should be kept away from power with any cost.

this will create a further storm in BD,Jamaatis will chatter war cry against "Evil India" and we'll see a repeat episode of "Abdur Kader Mullah"...

lets invite few bd members and ask about their view...

@BDforever @IamBengali @kalu_miah @MBI Munshi @asad71 @Luffy 500 @PlanetSoldier
 
this will create a further storm in BD,Jamaatis will chatter war cry against "Evil India" and we'll see a repeat episode of "Abdur Kader Mullah"...

lets invite few bd members and ask about their view...

@BDforever @IamBengali @kalu_miah @MBI Munshi @asad71 @Luffy 500 @PlanetSoldier
why are you opening another thread, already many threads exist on same issue :angry: anyway i am happy with it because these are not threat for India, but also for Bangladesh. When those weapons were seized, those had not even used by BD army that time
 
this will create a further storm in BD,Jamaatis will chatter war cry against "Evil India" and we'll see a repeat episode of "Abdur Kader Mullah"...

lets invite few bd members and ask about their view...

@BDforever @IamBengali @kalu_miah @MBI Munshi @asad71 @Luffy 500 @PlanetSoldier

Well, Khaleda can dream but she will never ever come to power again in our peace loving country. She and her Jamaati's killed more than 100 people during election. BD people are not terrorists but Khaleda is the Godmother of Jamaati terrorists. Khaleda is proven ISI agent in BD who only has one sole mission. Destabilizing India. Only she knows what makes her happy to see millions of innocent people being killed. Extremely sick minded blood thirsty lady.
 
why are you opening another thread, already many threads exist on same issue :angry: anyway i am happy with it because these are not threat for India, but also for Bangladesh. When those weapons were seized, those had not even used by BD army that time

my bad..couldn't find another..thanks for your analysis..

@Loki

kindly merge this thread with any existing one on same topic...
 
this will create a further storm in BD,Jamaatis will chatter war cry against "Evil India" and we'll see a repeat episode of "Abdur Kader Mullah"...

lets invite few bd members and ask about their view...

@BDforever @IamBengali @kalu_miah @MBI Munshi @asad71 @Luffy 500 @PlanetSoldier

Indian interference in Bangladesh is already quite naked and exposed. Who should or should not be in power is entirely the decision of the people determined through inclusive, free and fair elections. India is preventing this from happening by supporting a murderous fascist Awami League government in Bangladesh and putting up a propaganda wall irrelevantly focused on non-existent Islamist terrorists.
 
India is preventing this from happening by supporting a murderous fascist Awami League government in Bangladesh and putting up a propaganda wall irrelevantly focused on non-existent Islamist terrorists.

First,how India prevented this vote????Its BNP who boycotted it based on its own agenda..where is India's hand in it??

second,BAL is founding party of Bangladesh.if it is "Facist" and "Murderous",then shun it openly,gather mass movement against it.but surprisingly,all the fingers pointing just towards the opposite direction.BNP simply fled the election just before days due to the fear of loosing it.if people really wanted BNP,they'd fight and win it.
 
First,how India prevented this vote????Its BNP who boycotted it based on its own agenda..where is India's hand in it??

second,BAL is founding party of Bangladesh.if it is "Facist" and "Murderous",then shun it openly,gather mass movement against it.but surprisingly,all the fingers pointing just towards the opposite direction.BNP simply fled the election just before days due to the fear of loosing it.if people really wanted BNP,they'd fight and win it.

India supported the vote and has recognised an illegitimate government is providing diplomatic and intelligence backing to this government so it can effectively kill its own people without the outside world int intervening.
 
India supported the vote and has recognised an illegitimate government is providing diplomatic and intelligence backing to this government so it can effectively kill its own people without the outside world int intervening.

not only India,but multiple other countries did..one of them is China..so,why its not "China's dirty game",but "India's"?????plus,Bangladesh Govt is "Systematically Killing Civilians"???show us proof....any news report(please,not conspiracy theory) to back up your claim???

and its BNP and Jamaat supporters who attacked polling booths and killed and injured scores of people.its them who attacked minority hindus in Sadar.its them who destroyed Hindu temples after poll and made hundreds of Hindus fleeing leaving their home.don't make false accusation when truth is already out there..
 
1.Such an enterprise could not have been possible without strategic understanding among nations at the highest level.Just look at the logistics involved and the fine coordination required. And that could be the reason why an almost open route of entry into BD was selected. Otherwise safer / more covert routes have been used and are surely being used even now.



2.Interestingly the prosecution has lied about the source that tipped the Police.RAW operatives had been monitoring this from HK,S'pore and mainly Bangkok. The RAW officer from Bangkok had arrived and through IAHC, Chitttagong heavily bribed the daroga saab concerned. Statements of Hafiz,etc are all bakwas.



3. The truth is that it is in our national interest to support NE FFs. Similarly we must support Kashmiri FFs. Anyone that stands for degrading the Brahminic holdover Delhi must be supported by us. Anyone who says this is ISI/MSS agenda is an idiot. This is our agenda which was first sabotaged in 1907, then in1947 and thereafter Brahminic India has played all sorts of dirty tricks to make our life miserable.



4. BAL, born with hatred and spite for the military, has, through this most idiotic judgement,caused an irreparable damage to the officers of security services. Every state trains and maintains secret agencies who maybe required to do dirty work,illegal acts,extra-constitutional acts in the interest of the state. There are endless examples of this in USA, India and Pakistan. Killing of both Gen Zia, Peelkhana,Hefazat shootings and Satkhira are only few examples. In the run up to our Liberation War, Indian SF/Intel was operating even during the '70 elections. What started as infiltrations into BCL soon became physical infiltration of SFs. Yes, Indian SFs had entered Sylhet tea-gardens well before the PA crack-down.

5. The effect of this case already there for all to see. BA had refused to kill innocent civilians at Satkhira. So Indian SSB/ITBP were brought in.



6.I salute the brave patriotic officers who are being slaughtered to whet the lust of blood-thirsty Ma-Kali.
 

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