Police have found evidence of supporting and funding the new militant outfit JamatulAnsar Fil HindalSharqiya by Ameer (chief) of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-IslamiShafiqur Rahman, said the DMP chief on Saturday.Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner KhandkerGolam Faruq said that the Jamaat Ameer’s son got involved with the militant outfit and later he supported and funded them willingly.He made the comment in reply to a question while briefing reporters after attending a programme in the capital. Reportedly,the Jamaat chief was arrestedon November 2 under the Anti-Terrorism Act for his alleged involvement in militancy.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s zero tolerance policy against terrorism has been hailed by the governments, intelligence agencies and media all over the world. Following the government’s zero tolerance policy against terrorism and drugs, over the last few years, law enforcing agencies have been trying to destroy militancy with an iron-hand by conducting countrywide anti-militant drives and so far their efforts deserve plaudits.
We must work to free our
society from the grip of drugs,
terrorism and militancy
Since the Holey Artisan attack, we have seen some strong anti-militancy campaign around the country to curb the growing risks of militant attacks. And thus Bangladesh has become a blazing example to the rest of the world in curbing militancy and terrorism. However, a group with vested interests have always been trying to hinder the country’s progress and prosperity by carrying out militant activities.
It is clear that as long as militancy is an ideological paradox and there are anti liberation forces, it would be a challenge to wipe out militancy from this soil. We all need to be vocal against terrorism and militancy to make the pertaining development sphere sustainable. We must work to free our society from the grip of drugs, terrorism and militancy. In a country that was founded on the values of secularism and tolerance, there can be no room for ideologies which spread hatred and violence. At the same time, we must not forget that it is not enough to merely capture the militants which exist, but ensure that individuals are not radicalized in the future.
