Heading towards an uncivilized country?
For the last few years Bangladesh has been experiencing a series of bomb and grenade attacks on cultural functions, political gatherings, cinema halls, mosque and recently on NGO offices. Scores of people along with former finance minister SAMS Kibria, have lost their lives. The image of the country has been tarnished abroad. The pattern of the attacks force us to conclude that these have been perpetuated by as well organised and highly trained militant group. Anyone can see what and who the targets are. All attempts to nab the perpetrators, however, have been proved futile. Sometimes government has been seemed to be reluctant to go for tougher actions, for example the failure capturing Bangla Bhai. The allegation of destroying the evidence of grenade attacks on Awami League rally and Mr. Kibria, has also been raised by the victims. The inherent message is clear: no cultural functions or national ceremonies or political rallies ( except of fundamentalists and their collaborators) will be tolerated. The perpetrators have already achieved a good deal of success by terrorizing society and not many will feel comfortable to attend or participate in celebrations or functions the Bangalees hold dear to their hearts. If the increasing grenade and bomb attacks cannot be stopped, the democratic environment of the country will be destroyed. And that might lead us towards a civil disorder.
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