Unearthing militant den in the city
The police force deserves accolade for being consistent in hunting down militant groups that are out to create anarchy in the country. In the recent past, a large number of militants have been apprehended by the police and Rab to keep the groups under pressure and on the run. On Friday, a contingent of metropolitan police unearthed yet another secret hideout of the militants in city's Mirpur area and seized firearms of various description including live ammunition, grenade cases and splinters, 35 books on jihad as well as 35kg of explosive-making powder.
The good part of the story is the landlord of the building where the militants have been holing up, had informed the police when he became suspicious of their disappearance since July 10 after he had asked for their identity cards with photographs. The gentleman deserves full credit for his prompt action from which others who might be in similar position could take cue.
We understand that the identity of the militants could not be established immediately and the police intelligence is working on it, but the clues left behind by the culprits indicate that they were trying to make time bombs with some ulterior motive. What is alarming is that the intelligence community does not rule out the possibility of militants organising in groups to launch attacks during the trial of war criminals. According to Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner himself the amount of explosive materials that was recovered from the den was enough to make at least 1,000 grenades.
In this context we would urge all concerned to raise their level of risk assessment and prepare themselves accordingly to preempt any serious incident. With many such militant groups remaining loose in the country, we believe there is no room for complacency. The police therefore will need to expand its network with the community people and remain at the heels of the militants without ever letting up. These obscurantist groups under any name or garb are enemies of the state. The safety and security of the nation depends on how fast we shall be able to stop them on their track and bring them before a court of law.
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