Editorial
JMB's seditious mission
Wipe out the remnants of the banned outfit
WE note with satisfaction the consistency with which the police and the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have been chasing the remnants of outlawed militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and of similar groups in Bangladesh. Only two days after the successful recovery of five grenades from two JMB men in Comilla last week, the combined force again caught eight senior level members of JMB in Gaibandha on Thursday and recovered a large cache of explosives, casings of grenades, grenade-making materials, and some jihadi books. The Rab and police authorities suspect the militants have been regrouping to commit subversive activities ahead of the national election.
Members of JMB seem to be bent on carrying out anti-state activities to jeopardise holding of the national election on 29 December and the process of transition to democracy thereafter. They have become aware of the fact that the people of Bangladesh have rejected their distorted interpretation of our religion of peace and opted to select democracy as the suitable means of governance. Failing to win over their hearts, JMB leaders have gone on the path of murder and mayhem to materialise their dreams. Their mindless killing of innocent people by detonating explosives in public places and judges' offices are still fresh in the minds of the people. It is this outfit that has also introduced "suicide killing squads," going totally against the Islamic edicts. It is therefore most pertinent that the people in general cooperate with the law enforcing agencies in tracking down the militants and their hosts in this country.
We have been writing relentlessly about the nefarious motives of the militant outfits urging the government of the day to take strong measures against the operatives of all such outfits. This however needs to be said that the execution of some of the masterminds of JMB and arrests of a number of operatives in last two years have proved to be successful in driving them deep into the earth. But the recent recovery of a large cache of explosives only reinforces our concern that the outfit will not abandon its crooked mission unless and until law enforcers wipe them out totally going deep into their hideouts. The most important task before our intelligence agencies is to track down the people and organisations at home and abroad that are lending support to these militant groups with the evil intent of destabilising the state.
JMB has declared war against the state and its constitution, therefore, any mercy shown to them will be considered weakness and they would not hesitate to strike with renewed vengeance.
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