The battle against terrorism
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We congratulate law enforcing agencies and counterterrorism units on another good effort, busting two militant dens in Chittagong with maximum proficiency and minimum casualties. At the same time, however, we hope that these agencies and others continue to remain vigilant throughout the year as complacency has no place in the battle against militancy and terrorism, which are completely abhorrent to any civilised society and to our aspirations and culture.
Following the successes of our counterterrorism units and law enforcing agencies, it seems that militants are now trying to change their strategies and are establishing bases in more remote areas. While our security forces must take this into consideration to successfully counter the physical threats of militancy, the authorities and society in general must also do their part to confute its other threats.
Already it has been made clear that militancy cannot be neutralised through physical force alone as recruiters are always on the prowl, constantly looking to convert more and more people towards their radicalised beliefs. As such, the overall society must try to provide better alternatives to all its members so that recruiters of terrorism are doomed to fail from the outset.
Moreover, with increased mobility of people across national boundaries and the advent of international terrorism, the government must also look to work with other nations that are equally trying to eradicate such threats to peace. With that in mind, we hope that the authorities realise that the only way to defeat terrorism is to continually fight against this malignancy across all fronts.
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