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BANGLADESH NEWS
REB Chairman Brigadier General Moin Uddin said he never before witnessed such acts of atrocities.
“What I saw when I visited the devastated site would bring anyone to tears. One cannot fathom how the families there have been living, until they see it with their own eyes.”
He said, miscreants from Jamaat-e-Islami and their student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir vandalised and looted the REB association office after they seized it for five hours. The violence has devastated the 43 families of those who are employed there. Almost all the machineries have been burned to ashes.
Jamaat and Shibir activists took part in massive atrocities in REB association office in Kansat, Chapainawabganj on Feb 28, the day Jamaat executive council member Delwar Hossain Sayedee was sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal -1.
The unbarred violence caused damage worth Tk 2 billion, the board has said.
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BIRC) held a press conference at noon on Tuesday to present the horrid atrocities that went on in there.
BERC member Selim Mahmoud said, “An establishment of Bangladesh’s sector for electricity and fuel has never before faced an attack so devastating. So we are requesting the government to take equally tough measures against those responsible.”
The attack began in Kansat at around 2:30pm amid the countrywide shutdown by Jamaat-e-Islami that was in effect that day.
Brigadier Moin said, “45,000 clients and 2,300 irrigation pumps in that area have been left without electricity ever since the attack. A total of 8,000 hectors of agricultural lands are left without power for irrigation.”
It will take almost two weeks to resume functioning, he said.
Moin describing the events on the fateful day saying, “At 2:30 some pro-shutdown activists arrived there. They left after hurling brickbats, vandalising and setting fire. Some 10 to 15 thousand people arrived shortly afterwards and entered the office premise. They went from house to house looting the households of the association’s officers after throwing the members out. Arson soon followed.”
“Vehicles, tools, paltry machineries, sub-station, residential and office buildings, store yard, deeds and documents along with all moveable and non movable properties were set on fire. The mayhem continued like this for 5 and half hours.”
Law enforcers and fire brigade were informed of the mayhem but they were unable to reach the association office in time due to the blockades on the road.
The first fire engine to pass all road obstructions reached there at 7pm and the fire was finally extinguished after efforts went on for 30 hours.
Among the machine and items that were destroyed or looted are -15 MVA Substation, four different types of transformers, seven voltage regulators of varying kind, seven phases and one 33 KV circuit breaker.
The list continues with 25 motorcycles, one jeep, one pick-up, tools to make lines, distribution transformers, all the tools in the work shop, all computers, billing and store management server, security cameras, solar panel, irrigation pump, over a hundred electric meters. Gold jewelleries, money and clothes have been looted.
Fire was set to the three storey office building, a duplex rest house, a c-type residential building, an e-type two storey building and one f-type four storey building.
The REB chairman said even the billing process will be extremely hard since the server has been destroyed. He is afraid this destruction may significantly damage the government and foreign funded power projects in that area.
“The biggest problem is the officials there have lost their will power. They are frightened to continue work there.”
Moinul said, several investigation committees have been formed and three cases have been filed for the incidents of arson and loot.
When asked about the accused in the cases he said, “Our officials and staff named the attackers they were able to identify. They said the mayhem was staged by locals and those who were supporting the Jamaat strike.”
Selim Mahmoud said, “The electricity and fuel sector has been targeted in Pakistani style. Tough measures must to be taken for the ones responsible”
“What I saw when I visited the devastated site would bring anyone to tears. One cannot fathom how the families there have been living, until they see it with their own eyes.”
He said, miscreants from Jamaat-e-Islami and their student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir vandalised and looted the REB association office after they seized it for five hours. The violence has devastated the 43 families of those who are employed there. Almost all the machineries have been burned to ashes.
Jamaat and Shibir activists took part in massive atrocities in REB association office in Kansat, Chapainawabganj on Feb 28, the day Jamaat executive council member Delwar Hossain Sayedee was sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal -1.
The unbarred violence caused damage worth Tk 2 billion, the board has said.
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BIRC) held a press conference at noon on Tuesday to present the horrid atrocities that went on in there.
BERC member Selim Mahmoud said, “An establishment of Bangladesh’s sector for electricity and fuel has never before faced an attack so devastating. So we are requesting the government to take equally tough measures against those responsible.”
The attack began in Kansat at around 2:30pm amid the countrywide shutdown by Jamaat-e-Islami that was in effect that day.
Brigadier Moin said, “45,000 clients and 2,300 irrigation pumps in that area have been left without electricity ever since the attack. A total of 8,000 hectors of agricultural lands are left without power for irrigation.”
It will take almost two weeks to resume functioning, he said.
Moin describing the events on the fateful day saying, “At 2:30 some pro-shutdown activists arrived there. They left after hurling brickbats, vandalising and setting fire. Some 10 to 15 thousand people arrived shortly afterwards and entered the office premise. They went from house to house looting the households of the association’s officers after throwing the members out. Arson soon followed.”
“Vehicles, tools, paltry machineries, sub-station, residential and office buildings, store yard, deeds and documents along with all moveable and non movable properties were set on fire. The mayhem continued like this for 5 and half hours.”
Law enforcers and fire brigade were informed of the mayhem but they were unable to reach the association office in time due to the blockades on the road.
The first fire engine to pass all road obstructions reached there at 7pm and the fire was finally extinguished after efforts went on for 30 hours.
Among the machine and items that were destroyed or looted are -15 MVA Substation, four different types of transformers, seven voltage regulators of varying kind, seven phases and one 33 KV circuit breaker.
The list continues with 25 motorcycles, one jeep, one pick-up, tools to make lines, distribution transformers, all the tools in the work shop, all computers, billing and store management server, security cameras, solar panel, irrigation pump, over a hundred electric meters. Gold jewelleries, money and clothes have been looted.
Fire was set to the three storey office building, a duplex rest house, a c-type residential building, an e-type two storey building and one f-type four storey building.
The REB chairman said even the billing process will be extremely hard since the server has been destroyed. He is afraid this destruction may significantly damage the government and foreign funded power projects in that area.
“The biggest problem is the officials there have lost their will power. They are frightened to continue work there.”
Moinul said, several investigation committees have been formed and three cases have been filed for the incidents of arson and loot.
When asked about the accused in the cases he said, “Our officials and staff named the attackers they were able to identify. They said the mayhem was staged by locals and those who were supporting the Jamaat strike.”
Selim Mahmoud said, “The electricity and fuel sector has been targeted in Pakistani style. Tough measures must to be taken for the ones responsible”
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