'Only motivation can help stop militancy ’

Speaking at a press conference, Nooruddin, a former army chief, said the government along with media people must convince the derailed youth that bomb blast is not the way to heaven.

Nooruddin under the banner of 'conscious citizen' organised the press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity auditorium to express his view on the current situation of the country.

He said mere arrest and punishment are not enough to stop militant activities.

"The country is not ruined till now but we have to take effective measures at this moment, otherwise the country will be destroyed totally," he warned.

"I myself have no experience about the latest technology of bomb making which the militants are using and I have no information about the existence of such technology in our country," Nooruddin said, adding that the government has to find out from where the militants are importing these technologies.

He however hoped that the country's unstable situation will change when the caretaker government will be installed.

Nooruddin said if people really want, a fair election is possible under this election commission.

Industrialist A Naser Azam Khan, Md Abdullah and Journalist Syed Rahmat Ali were present at the press conference.