Another wake-up call

Although it is not known for certainty if all these and other incidents in recent past were linked or whether the same or like-minded groups perpetrated them. But clearly there is a pattern emerging. August 17 simultaneous bomb blasts throughout the country only proves that the people behind the bomb attacks are growing in sophistication and may have already gained capability to create destruction on a much wider scale. Perhaps it is only a matter of time that we will have our own national tragedy like that of 9/11, Bali bombings, Spain blasts or London bombing.

Establishing Muslim rule of law was alleged to have been the motive behind the August 17 bombings. Nothing could be more un-Islamic than killing innocent people could or creating panic among ordinary people. I don't know how the so-called 'Islamists' could adhere to such un-Islamic acts and pretend as if they are serving Islam.

We simply ignored all the wake-up calls before. Maybe it is time now that we wake up and do something to get rid of this growing menace. Maybe it's already late, maybe a greater tragedy is already in the making. That would be so unfortunate for the ordinary Bangladeshis.