Militancy hits Islam, Bangalee culture

"The militant activities were like bomb blasts on our civilisation," he said while speaking at the discussion on 'Waging strong movement through national unity to resist the ill forces.'

The discussion was organised jointly by Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) and JOM on the occasion of the Victory Day at the Engineers' Institution in the city.

"There is no conflict among the Bangalees with regard to religion. People of all faiths have been living on this land for years even after the advent of Islam to Bengal, but some evil forces who have been using religion in politics are blasting bombs threatening Islam and Bangalee culture," said Dr Kamal.

"Allah will judge those who instigated the youths in becoming suicide bombers," said the eminent jurist at the discussion jointly presided over by him and BDB President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury.

Blaming the BNP-Jamaat government for the rise of militancy Dr Kamal said the ruling alliance did not take any actions when the media filed report on the activities of outlawed Bangla Bhai, rather the ministers had encouraged him.

The government is breaking its own records one after another by allowing the militants to carryout their heinous activities, said the maker of the national constitution.

Questioning the sincerity of the government's recent dialogue, he said if the government would have really wanted a dialogue it could invite Prof Badruddoza Chowdhury whose party has a representation in parliament.

"The government has lost its capability to work. It is now walking like a lame man. I think the government will fall even before completing its tenure in next October," he added.

The BDB president in his speech said the government has destroyed all the dreams that the people had dreamt of during the Liberation War.

"Democratic rights, freedom of speech and poverty-free society were the dreams of the people, but the present government after coming to power has destroyed all of them one after another," he added.

"The countrymen are passing days under utter insecurity; they cannot sleep in peace at night. Poverty has deepened, economy has broken down and the prime minister herself admitted the failure of her government," he said, asking "What else the alliance government want to snatch away from the people?"

Drawing attention of the prime minister he said, "Some quarters around you have looted crores of taka from this country, but you have not caught them."

Praising the media's role in brining out the militant activities he said the government had always blamed the media for it, but the government is now making laws to control them.

BDB Secretary General Major (Retd) Abdul Mannan termed the bomb blasts as a conspiracy of the government to divert peoples' attention from the reforms of caretaker government and election commission.

JOM leaders Commander Abdur Rouf, Jamaluddin Ahmed, Abdul Matin Master, BDB Joint Secretary General Dr Abdul Hakim, Organising Secretary Mahi B Chowdhury, and Sheikh Nazir Ahmed also spoke.