Explosives haul bombshell

Investigators might get some clues from it that could help unearth mysteries shrouding the series of bomb blasts we experienced during the last few years. However, the reactions to blasts or recovery of explosives followed a set pattern. The opposition is almost always blamed even before investigation begins, and then the two major parties are found engaged in trading accusations. Thus the whole picture is blurred and the real culprits get the opportunity to escape. Investigations seldom proceed beyond some optimistic remarks made by ministers and police bosses on how they are planning to catch the criminals.

But when valuable time and energy are lost in determining who should be responsible for a crime, rather than who is actually responsible, investigation apparently becomes a matter of secondary importance. Forensic clues are lost and the cases are never pursued with due sense of urgency.

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The explosives in the latest case are reported to have been recovered from the house of an Awami League leader. So it has already been tainted with politics. However, we believe it is a matter better left to well-trained professionals who will work on different hypotheses until the picture becomes clear to home in on a particular possibility.

The leaders of the two major parties, who are by now quite accustomed to seeing the hands of their adversaries in all such acts, must be knowing that investigations need to be focused to uncover the truth. People abhor diversions in such matters; they want the subversive elements, whatever their political hue, if any, to be brought to justice.

Investigation should always be kept above politics. If the leaders try to derive political advantage out of any serious incident, we are very likely to end up doing nothing against the elements who do not hesitate to kill innocent people to push forward their own agenda.

The only response that people expect from the major political parties in such cases is that they will cooperate with each other in the greater interest of the nation and try to make sure that the culprits never go unpunished.