Is Rab a solution?
Mahfuzul Haque Department of English, University of Dhaka
A lot has been spoken, written about this. There have been heated debates, and are still going on, about the legitimacy of the Rab's action. There are some people who are euphoric about their astounding performance of tracking down the criminals. But should we not rethink about this?A number of criminals are killed in Rab crossfire, every incidence of crossfire is hilariously the same story. If I do not get the term 'crossfire' wrong, it happens accidentally. How can accidents always be the same? The death toll is nearing the 250 mark, which is sparking now the question of human rights violation in the killings. The EU envoy reacted terming them "extra-judicial killings", human rights bodies are always antagonistic about it. One would laugh at point of human rights violation in the case of punishing the criminals accused of murder, extortion, human trafficking etc. People want the criminals to be punished, so are they by Rab. But as it should be, the criminals should be brought to the existing law undergoing a lawful procedure. The godfathers behind the scene have to be exposed but it happens that the root is never uprooted, some things remain shrouded in mystery. It is pathetic to say that conditions did not improve rather have deteriorated in spite of the operation of the elite force. It is not understandable why Bangla Bhai is not still captured. Take it or not, the undeclared Lord of the North, the Bangla Bhai, is on the rampage creating panic and anarchy. He has been able to evade the arrest order of the prime minister. The brave elite force fails to nab the mysterious Bhai! The order of the PM fails! SAMS Kibria has been killed when Rab is operating. Their work fails to save a former finance minister of the country. Asma Kibria expresses her fear at the report of the shifting of her husband's murder case to Rab as they keep everything in dark. The Valentine's Day party is ripped by bomb blasts in the presence of 'tight security'. So should we feel safe in the lap of Rab? There is one more point. Criminals should be punished but the process should be left to the court. Whatever evidence of misdeeds of the criminals the force has got should be produced before the court to ensure the punishment of the criminals. Violence begets violence. Who knows, the unsatisfied groups enraged by the killings will not prepare for a counter assault?
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