Biplobi Communist Party (Revolutionary Communist Party) is a left-wing terrorist group in Bangladesh.

History

Gazi Kamrul founded Biplobi Communist Party in 1998 after breaking away from Purbo Banglar Communist Party.[1] He was detained from his residence, known as White House, by joint forces during Operation Clean Heart on 23 August 2002.[1] Members of the outfit are used by mainstream politicians to intimidate their rivals.[2]

On 20 November 2006, a leader of Biplobi Communist Party was killed in a shootout with Rapid Action Battalion in Jessore District.[3] Sheikh Kamrul Islam of Biplobi Communist Party was detained on 23 September 2007 by Rapid Action Battalion with 14 firearms.[4] Rapid Action Battalion raided a base of Biplobi Communist Party in Kushtia District on 15 December 2007 and detained two.[5]

On 1 January 2008, Amirul Islam alias Rulu of Biplobi Communist Party was killed in a shootout with the police.[6] Bangladesh Police detained 3 of the Biplobi Communist Party on 8 March 2008 from Kushtia.[7] On 29 June 2008, a leader of Biplobi Communist Party was killed in a shootout with Bangladesh Police officers.[8] On 20 August 2008, three insurgents of Biplobi Communist Party were detained from Jhenaidah District.[9] A leader of Biplobi Communist Party was assassinated in April 2009 by Purbo Banglar Communist Party.[10] Biplobi Communist Party was one of thirteen outlaw groups active on Khulna Division on 11 April 2009.[11] On 28 March 2009, three leaders of Biplobi Communist Party were sentenced to life imprisonment in Tangail for killing a medicine trader in 2002.[12] In October 2009, an activist of Biplobi Communist Party, Abu Sayeed Sarkar alias Ranga Sayeed, was killed in a shootout in Khulna.[13]

In February 2010, Biplobi Communist Party shot and killed a leader of Purbo Banglar Communist Party in Chuadanga District.[14] Mozam Sardar of Biplobi Communist Party was killed on 23 September 2010 Jhenaidah District in a shootout with Bangladesh Police and Rapid Action Battalion.[15]

Rapid Action Battalion detained four members of Biplobi Communist Party with guns and bombs from Meherpur District on 5 February 2011.[16] Rapid Action Battalion killed two members of the party in a shootout on 6 October 2011.[17]

Shailendra Nath Biswas of Biplobi Communist Party was killed in a shootout with rivals in West Bengal, India on 31 January 2012.[18]

On 2 January 2014, police detained a member of Biplobi Communist Party.[19] Siraj Akonji of Biplobi Communist Party was killed a gunfight with a fraction of the party on 16 July 2014.[20]

On 4 September 2015, two activists of Biplobi Communist Party, who were suspected of being involved in the killing of the officer-in-charge of Pangsha Police Station Mizanur Rahman, were killed in a shootout with Bangladesh Police.[21] officer-in-charge of Pangsha Police Station Abu Shama Iqbal Hayat was injured in the shootout.[21]

On 19 December 2020, a leader of Biplobi Communist Party was shot dead in Khulna District.[22]

Fractions

New Biplobi Communist Party

Dipankar Sarker of the New Biplobi Communist Party was killed in a gunfight with Bangladesh Police on 27 January 2006 in Khulna District.[23]

Bikash Kumar Bose of the New Biplobi Communist Party was killed in a shootout with police in Kushtia District on 14 February 2009.[24]

Both parties were active in Jhenaidah District in 2008.[25] Imran Kabir, second in command of New Biplobi Communist Party, filed a petition for withdrawal of criminal cases against him with the Deputy Commissioner on 3 May 2009.[26] Chief of the New Biplobi Communist Party, Akdil Hossain, was killed in a shootout with Bangladesh Police on 1 February 2010.[27] Pratap Biswas and Shailen Biswas commanders of New Biplobi Communist Party were detained from Bagerhat District on 5 January 2010.[28] Abdul Aziz, and Dipu Kumar Biswas of New Biplobi Communist Party were killed in a shootout with a different fraction of the party on 4 August 2010.[29]

Shailendra Nath Biswas Shailan of New Biplobi Communist Party was killed in a shootout with Rapid Action Battalion on 4 November 2012 in Khulna.[30] The death body of Akram Ali alias Bhadu Dakat of New Biplobi Communist Party in Khustia on 21 December 2014 with bullet wounds.[31]

About 700 left-wing insurgents from New Biplobi Communist Party, Purbo Banglar Communist Party, and Purbo Banglar Sorbohara Party surrendered to Bangladesh Police in Pabna District on 2 April 2019.[32]

References

  1. 1 2 Desk, Star National (2011-01-09). "Two outlaws held, one freed on bail: Arms recovered". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  2. ↑ Amanullah, Quazi; Khulna (2011-05-15). "Arms peddlers, outlaws active ahead of UP polls in Jessore". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  3. ↑ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 882". archive.thedailystar.net. Archived from the original on 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  4. ↑ "Rab seizes 14 firearms". The Daily Star. 2007-09-23. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  5. ↑ Correspondent, Our; Kushtia (2007-12-15). "2 outlaws held in Kushtia". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  6. ↑ "Outlaw killed in shootout with police in Kushtia". The Daily Star. 2008-01-01. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  7. ↑ correspondent, Our; Kushtia (2008-03-08). "Three hardened outlaws held". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  8. ↑ "Outlaw killed in 'shootout'". The Daily Star. 2008-06-29. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  9. ↑ correspondent, Our; Jhenidah (2008-08-20). "3 outlaws arrested in Jhenidah". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  10. ↑ Seraj, Hossain; Rahman, Azibor; Jhenidah, from (2009-04-19). "No sign of let-up in killings, extortion by Janajuddha". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  11. ↑ Aman, Amanur; Kushtia (2009-04-11). "Crimes on rise as outlaws back to scene in Khulna div". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  12. ↑ "7 outlaws get life for murder in Tangail". The Daily Star. 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  13. ↑ Staff Correspondent (2009-10-03). "2 outlaws killed in 'shootouts'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  14. ↑ Aman, Amanur; Kushtia (2010-02-12). "PBCP threatens to avenge killing of party men". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  15. ↑ Correspondent, Our; Jhenidah (2010-09-23). "Top outaw killed in 'shootout'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  16. ↑ Correspondent, Our; Kushtia (2011-02-05). "4 outlaws held with arms, bombs". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  17. ↑ "2 outlaws killed in 'shootouts'". The Daily Star. 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  18. ↑ Staff Correspondent; Khulna (2012-01-31). "Top outlaw murdered in Paschimbanga". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  19. ↑ Correspondent, Our; Kushtia (2014-01-02). "Outlaw held with arms". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  20. ↑ Unb, Dhaka (2014-07-16). "Jessore outlaw killed in gunfight with rivals". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  21. 1 2 Report, Star Online (2015-09-04). "2 alleged outlaws killed in 'gunfight'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  22. ↑ "Man shot dead in Khulna". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-12-19. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  23. ↑ "Two killed in 'crossfire'". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  24. ↑ Correspondent, Our; Kushtia (2009-02-14). "Outlaw shot dead in Kushtia". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  25. ↑ Seraj, Hossain; Jhenidah, Azibor Rahman in (2008-01-19). "Murder, abduction decline in Jhenidah, rape increases". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  26. ↑ "Outlaws also apply in Khulna for withdrawal of cases". The Daily Star. 2009-05-03. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  27. ↑ Correspondent, Our; Kushtia (2008-04-18). "Arms, ammo seized: Four outlaws held". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  28. ↑ "Top outlaw held in Bagerhat". The Daily Star. 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  29. ↑ Correspondent, Our; Kushtia (2010-08-04). "2 outlaws killed in gunfight". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  30. ↑ Report, Star (2012-11-04). "'Outlaw' killed in 'shootout'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  31. ↑ "Outlaw leader killed in Kushtia". The Daily Star. 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  32. ↑ "700 communist outlaws to surrender in Pabna". The Daily Star. 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
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