Gruesome UZ chairman murder
THE gruesome murder of Phulgazi upazila chairman in broad daylight on Tuesday at Feni comes as yet another shock to the nation after the Narayangaj killings. The horrifying incident only points to the dismal state of law and order in the country.
The ease with which the perpetrators went ahead with their entire scheme of blocking the road, surrounding the vehicle carrying the victim and pelting it with brickbats, firing shots at him and then pouring petrol on the vehicle to set fire to it is mind-boggling. And how surprising it is that the killers faced no challenge either from the police or from local people at any stage of their operation! If this is the level of security of an important public representative, then what can an ordinary citizen expect from the state?
It's indeed a sad commentary on the state of preparedness of our law-enforcing agencies to prevent any such attack on citizens or intercept it before criminals strike down their intended victims.
It has become clear from the method of the murder that the assailants carried out their attack in a premeditated and well-planned manner. But how can it be that the different intelligence wings of the local police were caught unawares by those criminals? Obviously, this is a case of serious and inexcusable lapse on the part of the intelligence agencies concerned.
We are aghast at the familiar political blame-game that has started centring around the murder. This must stop for the sake of unhindered investigation into the killing leading to arrest of the culprits and their exemplary punishment.
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