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PREVENTION-MILITANCY (with picture)
Civil society’s role crucial to prevent militancy: Monirul
RANGPUR, March 2, 2020 (BSS) – The civil society and mass media should
play significant role in creating social awareness for preventing violent
terrorism and militancy those are enemies of the people, country, economy and
humanity.
Chief of the Counter Terrorism and Translational Crime (CTTC) of Dhaka
Metropolitan Police Md. Monirul Islam said this at a views-exchange meeting
with civil society members at Police Lines School and College auditorium here
on Sunday night as the chief guest.
Superintendent of Police Biplob Kumar Sarkar presided over the event
titled ‘Doings for Prevention of Violent Terrorism’ sponsored by the
‘Establishment of counter terrorism and international crime prevention center
of Bangladesh Police’ project.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) for Range Police Devdas Bhattacharya,
Rangpur Metropolitan Police Commissioner Abdul Alim Mahmud and Rangpur
District Council Chairman Advocate Chhafia Khanom addressed the meeting as
special guests.
On the occasion, the CTTC Chief received a series of questions and
suggestions from the participating civil society members, including
journalists, regarding prevention of terrorism and militancy and answered to
the questions.
Monirul Islam, a DIG of Bangladesh Police, said a militant or terrorist
does not grow in a day and undergoes a long period in the family, educational
institution and society as a whole to slowly become such a violent person.
“The family members can first detect chronological changes of their son
in his behaviour and then the local society people at the preliminary stage,”
he said, adding that inclusive efforts should be taken at such a stage to
bring him back from militancy to normal life.
He said the civil society members like religious and political leaders,
journalists, local public representatives, teachers and community leaders
have to play the most vital role for building a society free from terrorism,
militancy and drugs.
“Three million best sons and daughters sacrificed their lives and two
hundred thousand mothers and daughters sacrificed their modesty to earn the
independence of the country where common people will never patronize
militancy and terrorism,” he said.
“The independence of the country was achieved at supreme sacrifice of
its three million best sons and daughters and modesty of two hundred thousand
mothers and daughters and the common people will never allow militancy on
this soil,” Monirul said.
He urged all social forces to create awareness from social
responsibilities to prevent militancy from raising head for ensuring
sustainable peace and security to achieve the sustainable development goals
and build a developed Bangladesh.
BSS/MI/MSY/0919 hrs