Who's going to stop them?

These young and mostly ignorant fanatics have very convincingly been brain washed with the mantra that anyone who'd sacrifice his or her life would be rewarded financially (BDT 2,600,000.00) and spiritually (guaranteed "behesht").

The trump card for any religious party is the "fear of God and punishment or reward hereafter ". Sheikh A. Rahman, Ghalib, Siddique are all foreign trained Jihadi fighters who met the most dangerous fundamentalists in the world. They have seen the worst, experienced the most unforeseen circumstances and became seasoned players in the game of terrorism. They are capable of collecting money and recruiting boys and girls systematically and methodically. Theirs are the most disciplined and structured organisations that can persuade people to just die for them!

The recruits are extremely motivated and committed to follow their leaders' fatwa. The most dangerous element that works here is that the suicide squads truly believe that it is a holy thing to sacrifice lives and that Allah will reward them with Jannat.

The monitory gain is just a bonus; a free pass to "Behesht" is their main goal. The motivation is so strong that putting one or two behind bars would do absolutely nothing to sway any of this army of young people from their determination to kill and be killed!

Suicide bombing is not a new phenomenon, starting from middle age to modern era extremists like Tamil Tigers, PLO and insurgents in Iraq all have used this "inhuman" tactic.

Many Muslims tacitly supported the Palestinian Fattah, who blew themselves up to destroy their enemies, many times innocent civilians. The Palestinian cause was somewhat "justified" at least in the Muslim world since their land, their jobs, their security and livelihood have been confiscated; they have been living under extraneous circumstances in refugee camps of Gaza or the West Bank for decades, many children were born smelling gunpowder and they die bathing in blood. Palestinians asked for help and the world did nothing but watching them perish.

But in Bangladesh and Indonesia the scenario is rather different and even more dangerous, because Muslims have turned against Muslims and the cause is mostly ideological.

JMB and JMJB want Bangladesh to turn into a "Mollah" ruled country. These banned organisations want Bangladesh to be governed by Islam and Shariah laws but what they have been doing is rather contrary to the Islamic laws. They have been misusing "Islam" to fulfill their crazy idea of liberating Muslims from being westernised and enlightened.

These people cannot win, because fear tactic works temporarily and it dies in the long run. Unless a country of hundred and thirty million people is convinced that the guys like Bangla Bhai or Sheikh Rahman are good for Islam, humanity and the people of Bangladesh they cannot sustain. But certainly, these criminals can create lots of trouble including destroying the country's image, economy, growth, security and normalcy without which Bangladesh may turn into a failed country. We are one of the poorest, if not the poorest and most corrupt country in the world , we cannot afford to be worse than that.

Now, who'd stop them? You'd think well, isn't it the government?

Prime Minister Mrs. Khaleda Zia has invited all irrespective of party or religious affiliation to come forward and talk and find a way out of this menace. It seems that she's honest in her appeal but her action in governance does not support her will.

All the top brass of JMB and JMJB are still absconding, the people who have been caught in the net are merely small fishes. Therefore, the government's intention though noble but obviously, is not affective. The JMB and JMJB have friends among high ups.

Now as ordinary people how can we fight the new phenomenon?