A policeman died trying to stop attackers who snatched away three radicals of the banned Jamaatul Mujahidin Bangladesh (JMB) at Mymensingh’s Trishal Upazila. The dead policeman was identified as Constable Atiqul Islam, said Trishal Police OC Firoz Talukder. Two other policemen were injured. The van, carrying the convicts from Gazipur’s Kashimpur prison to a court in Mymensingh, was bombed possibly by fellow radicals to make off with the three JMB men. The attack took place near Signboard area at 10am on Sunday, said OC Firoz Talukder. The three JMB radicals who were freed during the daring attack were Jahidul Islam alias Boma Mizan, Salauddin Salehin, Rakib Hasan. Salauddin faced a death sentence for murder. Police and security forces have launched a massive hunt for the JMB radicals who escaped, possibly with others from the outfit who launched the daring attack. – bdnews24.com
