Private lodge for death row convicts!

By law, condemned prisoners are to be kept confined in the specified cells of a regular jail. Already there are a number of other condemned prisoners in the special cells of the Central Jail, including those convicted in the killing of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Why this special arrangement now in respect to these two particular JMB leaders?

The arguments put forward by the administration that the place has been duly secured with members of Rab and the police do not hold good. How can a private building with a common entrance located at a place where members of the public can pass freely by, be considered secure? On the contrary, it appears that these two enemies of the people are being given preferential treatment over the others of the same status for reasons best known to the government. It is reported in the local media that even food for the two inmates is provided from outside the jail in contravention of laws in vogue in this regard.

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Although the government has achieved some success in containing terrorism in the country, actions like this raise many questions in the minds of the public as to its overall transparency and sincerity in dealing with terrorism and terrorists. The government simply must display a watertight plan of action and relentless commitment in dealing with the terrorists. When it is a question of state security and the safety of the people, we must not compromise in any way. If anything goes wrong while the two JMB kingpins are "housed" under the existing arrangement, it will be the government and the government alone who will be answerable to the people of the country.