Ban Jamaat-Shibir, no delay, please!

by Anisur Rahman

Ban Jamaat-Shibir, no delay please! It has already been too late to do the right. If Nazi could be banned after the World War II, al-Qaeda could be banned, why not Jamaat-Shibir. We could ban Jagrata Muslim Janata, Freedom Party, Hizbut Tahrir, why not Jamaat-Shibir. After the Supreme Court verdict dismissing the functional of the 5th Amendment in Bangladesh Constitution, it is automatically supposed to be banned of religion based political parties like Jamaat-Shibir. In spite of that, through discussion in Parliament, an immediate decision is a must to root out these beast political forces.

Jamaat-Shibir have been committing offences against humanity as well as Bangladesh since the Liberation War in 1971. They are recognised war criminals and deserve punishment for their involvement in rape, killing and abusing women in 1971 and afterwards. They had no political right in between 1972 and August 1975. After the killing of country’s founding leader Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975, they regained their rights and patronisation from the military administration then. That was their beginning.

In last three decades or so, they have been rehabilitated in every establishment. They have strong bases in military, Rapid Action Battalion, police, diplomacy, bureaucracy and educational institutions. Particularly, RAB was formed to implement blue design of Jamaat-BNP to demean the progressive democratic voices in the name of driving against crimes.

It has been by this time reported by intelligence agencies of different countries as Shibir has been recognised as a terrorist organisation. If the Bangladesh authority does not ban Jamaat-Shibir and declare as terrorist organisation, the government must take the responsibility of any further offences committed by these heinous forces.

At the same time, the ruling element must initiate the self-correction drive as minister Syed Ashraful Islam claimed shibir elements had been embedded into Chhatra League leadership. However, it is a pity as the Awami League needed to address the reality more than a decade or so. It was reported as during the 1990s with the blessings from a central Awami League leader, a Shibir activist from Noakhali, got an important position in the central committee of the Chhatra League. If proper investigation could be done, such more truths would be revealed.

Shibir is involved in the killing of Rajshahi University geology teacher S Abu Taher in 2006 and RU economics teacher Mohammad Yunus in 2004. Last edition of their audacity and heinous claws took place over the lives of students on Rajshahi University campus at broad night on February, 9, 2010.

Most JMB elements initially were Jamaat-Shibir elements. Even Bangla Bhai himself was a formerly Shibir leader. Jamaat-Shibir are enjoying strong international connections with terrorist groups. In recent decades they rehabilitated a huge many Shibir elements in western countries notably in Europe and America.

Jamaat-Shibir elements have joint business concerns with our so called progressive people and television talk-show stars. Many of our influential’s in the pro-liberation camp have social relationship with Jamaat elements. Such social ties must not be appreciated and have an end.

Here one incident is to be noted. Food minister Dr Abdur Razzak, taking the ministerial oath, attended a reception hosted by the then Madhupur Jamaat chief, Jongi-patroniser Rajakar element and Madhupur College principal Montaz Ali. Dr Razzak also received a gold-made boat from that Jamaat leader. Thus Jamaat made their future score of politics as wells crimes trouble free, getting the blessings from minister Razzak. Where we do go!

To ban Jamaat-Shibir politically and boycott socially are a must for our way out from any further danger. We cannot nurse the dangers allowing them to commit offences against humanity one after another. At the same time, the elements in the power corridor must need to have self correction as they will not do any favour to any Jamaat elements for bribe or gift or family connection or simply influenced by any womanly entertainment! #

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