Islamic militants planned to bomb concert

Dinajpur people form anti-fundamentalist Committee

Anwar Ali, Dinajpur

As locals, political parties and socio-cultural organisations have got together to resist religious fanatics, police yesterday said some Islamic militants had planned to bomb a concert and a social function in the Dinajpur town.
A committee styled "Movement against Terrorism and Fundamentalism" has been formed and will demonstrate in the town tomorrow against Thursday's blasts at a den of Islamic militants -- Jamaatul Mujahidin.
Police unearthed a Mujahidin stronghold at Ghoraghat upazila. They got clues to the hangout from maps and documents found in the debris at the bomb blast site. The bombs went off at a mess where the militants camped, leaving at least 10 persons injured.
The documents revealed that the terrorists were planning to bomb an open-air concert at Dinajpur stadium and a Mehendi Utsab (festival of painting mehendi in hands) in the town.
An army team yesterday detonated the bombs seized from the Mujahidin den at Chhoto Gurgoba.
Locals said the militants lived an isolated life and strangers used to visit the mess. Police recovered firearms, ammunition and bombs from the mess after the blasts.
The seizure list includes four locally made pistols, several hundred bullets, bomb-making equipment, electric circuits, batteries, remote controls, petrol bombs and chemicals.
They also found money receipts of the Jaamatul Mujahidin Bangladesh, books on armed combat, list of members, commando dresses, mobile phones and documents.
One such document reads: "Sayakh (sir), we are in need of the list of muadkars (fighter-members) that was given to you."