Bomb blasts and intelligence failure

By Shafqat Rana Sayed Dept of Economics and Social Science, BRAC University
7 October 2004, 18:00 PM
Extreme shock and awe, disbelief and tension mount across the country as 19 people were reported killed, including a front leader of the AL, and many were wounded as waves of grenade attack rocked the meeting of the main opposition party on 21st August. The leader of the opposition narrowly escaped this vicious attempt on her life. According to various sources there had been 14 powerful bomb blasts in last five years, killing 154 people. Surprisingly, no one is being held or arrested in connection with these heinous crimes.

Who are the elements that keep on attacking and running away safely? It must be a question to answer. If I throw the dice on board thrice, three possible outcomes are striking my imagination. For some reason, I don't want to specify the names but it should be clear to many readers. One throw of my dice tells it could be extremists or guerrilla groups backed up by fanatic organisations who want to put our country in dire straits. Another could be an authorised organisation of foreign countries who are looking to cut down our sovereignty, and the last possible dice throw shows the elements of internal political conflicts which are assumed to be less important. The opposition is blaming the government for this attack.

It is time the two major parties sat together and formulated a master plan to work against such criminal activities .