The bomb attack

By Md. Al Amin Sagar, Dept of law, DU
26 May 2004, 18:00 PM
The massive bomb attack on Hazrat Shahjalal (R)'s Mazar killed three people and left at least 70 others wounded, including the new British High Commissioner in Bangladesh, Mr. Anwar Chowdhury, the DC of Sylhet and other high officials. My question is , how could this happen in a civilised country?

Anwar Chowdhury is the first Bangladesh- born British who has been appointed HC to Bangladesh. It is a matter of great honour and pride for Bangladeshis to have him as the HC.

Actually , in our country lack of proper follow up to any investigation results in repetition of the same crime. Hence the formation of a judicial investigation committee to find out the facts and detect the offenders is the pre-requisite for bringing back law and order. It should be found out whether the law enforcing agencies performed their duties, since it is clear that a security lapse took place at some point. Proper treatment and compensation need to be given to the victims.

Finally , the issue should not be politicised by the parties concerned.