Attack on envoy
I am flabbergasted at the bomb attack on H.E. Mr. Anwar Choudhury, the new British envoy in Bangladesh. I heard this shocking news on BBC at 4:00pm on May 21. The Bangladesh-born British diplomat went to visit Sylhet. He had spent his childhood in Sylhet. I was shell-shocked when I came to know that Mr. Anwar Choudhury had been attacked . Fortunately, he escaped the worst, but sustained leg injuries.
We were sanguine that the bonhomie between Bangladesh and Britain would be boosted with his appointment as the new HC. The attack on the British diplomat is certainly a political machination. It was an attempt to sabotage the British-Bangladesh diplomatic ties.
The downslide in law and order, and poor performance of intelligence agencies are obvious at present. Over the last few years, sporadic bomb attacks have occurred in our country. In January last, some people were killed at Hazrat Shahjalal's shrine. But the government failed to bring the culprits to book.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Formation of a probe body is clearly not enough. The government has to be tough on the issue.