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| Bangladesh |
| Tackling militancy gets tough for policy |
| 2008-10-26 |
| Although the law-enforcement agencies have listed 29 Islamic organisations for suspected involvement in militancy, they have trained their focus only on outlawed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Harkatul Jihad al Islami (Huji). Sources in the law-enforcement agencies say they are not in a position to take a tough line on the suspected outfits unless they get hard evidence of terror activities against them. "A crackdown on the suspected organisations requires a government policy in this regard as the issue is linked to sensitive religious matters," says a top law enforcer. He however argues they are closely tracking these outfits since the official drive against militants started in 2005 following the synchronised country-wide blasts by already executed Abdur Rahman and Bangla Bhai-led JMB. Of these listed organisations, some are large and the rest are minor, but all of their activities are apparently confined to mosques and madrasa-based discussions and Islamic 'dawat' (invitation). |
| Posted by:Fred |