JMJB: A substitute for police?
Joy, Dhaka
The Northwest region of Bangladesh has long been dominated by the Sarbaharas and other outlawed operatives. The region is virtually reigned by them through extorting money and killing people at will. Our under equipped police could never match them. Now we are watching the rise of an anti-Sarbhrara 'vigilante' group which extorts money and kills 'suspected' Sarbahara very much the same way. But it has the administration's blessings. The under equipped police are playing a supportive role while the JMJB members are wielding their sophisticated arms openly. The police have urged the people to cooperate with Bangla Bhai, the leader of the group. Common people have to support the movement, otherwise they will be labelled as Sarbaharas and will end up in the torture cell of 'the terror' alias Bangla Bhai. With 300,000 followers, the movement is trying to enforce strict Islamic codes in the region. The police are urging people not to take the law in their own hands and at the same time abetting the JMJB activities. Have police failed in that region? Do they need support of some group to face the extremists? The recent developments put a question mark on the ability of our police force in general.
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