National security at stake
Shafqat Rana Sayed, Dept Of Economics and Social Science, BRAC University
Bangladesh, a country practising democracy, finally became the hot target of Islamic militants. The attack was launched for establishing Islamic rule, according to a member of the suicide squad of JMB arrested in this connection. Suicide squad, a deadly form of terrorism, has started creating havoc in the country. If the series of blasts across the country on 17 August in 63 districts are termed as dress rehearsal, the ongoing attacks on court premises, security personnel are the final showdown. During the Saarc Summit the whole Bangladesh was covered by a security blanket and a huge number of members of law enforcing agencies were mobilised. People wholeheartedly accepted the initiative, as the flawless arrangement of Summit was the top most priority. But what happened later on?The country is turning into a living hell where not a single place is safe. If such attacks continue to exist then what would be the way to stop them? Nothing actually, because our country lacks the expertise to contain this deadly form of terrorism. Innocent people are losing lives. After the attacks, security is beefed up in all the important places. But people who need security are left uncovered. Then, what's the use of such deployment that is incapable of providing security to a major section of the citizens? When will the country's two major political parties stop playing the blame game and sit together to find a solution to this problem? Sorry to say that the element of urgency to deal with the menace is still missing.
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