Reacting to the government action after capturing the most wanted outlawed JMB kingpins, Shaekh Abdur Rahman and Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai, SCBA President Mahbubey Alam made the demand at a press briefing.

"The godfathers of the militants hiding in the alliance government should be brought to book before trial of the militants for the sake of a fair handling of the matter," he said.

"Otherwise, the ongoing drive against militancy will be a futile exercise," the Bar leader told journalists.

The SCBA president said the government, ahead of the next general elections, wants to gain political benefit out of it, criticising the opposition political parties for non-cooperation with the government's anti-militancy drive, he alleged.

Among others, SCBA Secretary M Enayetur Rahim was present at the press briefing.