HUJI(B) resurrecting
That the HUJ(B) is reorganising is not a surprising news. The news was obtained from a recently captured senior leader of the banned militant organisation who had returned from abroad six months ago. The Counterterrorism Task Force deserve kudos for netting, what they claim, a top HUJI(B) brass. And what that proves is, it is premature at this stage to suggest that a phenomenon that is hydra headed can be ended till such time the factors that sustain such a monstrous threat, are effectively addressed. That is something that we have been harping on constantly while commenting on issues in this regard, particularly some policymakers suggesting that militancy in Bangladesh has all but ended.
We must never let our guard down when it comes to fighting militancy and constantly keep in mind that the reasons that fostered the growth of religious extremism in Bangladesh have to do not so much with the internal dynamics of the country as much as certain external developments. And the menace, having assumed a global context given the developments in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria in particular, the extremist groups in this country, aspiring to establish a Khilafat in this country too, are motivated by their acts of terror and propaganda. While there may not be an organic link between the local and the international extremists, the extremist groups in Bangladesh draw inspiration from extremist groups like the Al Qaeda and IS.
We would like to also stress, as we have done in the past, that for violent extremism or for that matter any other kind of violent radicalism to be ended, we must end the grounds that cause their germination in the first place. And for that we should draw up a comprehensive line of effort to address the catalyst along with reinforcing our intelligence effort, to preempt the extremists from recruiting as well as conducting terror acts.
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