Still no headway in investigations
It is of concern that little palpable headway has been made in the investigations of the killings of Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella and Japanese national Kunio Hoshi that took place within a span of five days. Although it has been established that both foreign nationals were murdered in a premeditated manner, intelligence and law enforcement agencies seem to have hit a snag in terms of finding the killers. Meanwhile, a flimsy claim by supposed IS militants has created a sense of panic and confusion.
This is worrying for Bangladesh on several counts. Apart from security alerts from several countries to their nationals in Bangladesh, there have been reports of international retailers postponing meetings in Dhaka with garment makers because of security concerns after the two murders. The possible linkage to IS militants is spreading paranoia, smearing our image internationally. Such connections should be properly probed into with conclusive results to allay the fear of IS targeting foreigners on Bangladeshi soil.
The killing of foreign nationals must be treated as special cases and investigated expeditiously. The investigations are being led by the CID and DB and we understand that other agencies are working on them too. We think it might be more expedient to coalesce all investigative resources and entrust one single agency to lead both investigations. If need be, assistance can be sought from international agencies. These might help the government unravel the mystery faster.
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