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Babar denies rumour of JMB chief's capture

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State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar yesterday rejected the “rumour” about Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) chief Shaekh Abdur Rahman's capture or his being under government watch.
“It is for sure that he is not in
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government custody,” Babar said brushing aside the “rumour” strongly, following a meeting on the law and order situation with the inspector general of police, all deputy inspector generals and commissioners of police, and the director general of Rapid Action Battalion.
On the claim of Awami League lawmaker Mirza Azam, also brother-in-law of Rahman, that the JMB chief is in government custody, the minister said, “He may know it better if he has made such statement. Since [Rahman] is his relative, he might know well where Abdur Rahman is.”
Asked about Industries Minister Motiur Rahman Nizami's claim that the JMB chief is under intelligence watch, Babar said the intelligence agencies are looking for him. “We will arrest him as soon as we come to detect his whereabouts.”
Citing examples of big countries like the USA and India, the minister said no country can guarantee ridding itself of militant attacks.
“The parliamentary proceedings in India came to a halt [following a bomb threat] yesterday. Nobody can give the guarantee,” the minister told reporters, asked if the government has adequate arrangement at present to rid the country of the ongoing militant attacks.
“But we are doing all we can. This government is trying sincerely to stop [militancy],” he added.
Claiming “significant develop-
ment” in the investigations into the militant attacks, Babar said he has instructed the law enforcers to arrest JMB's district-level commanders and that the police have already identified most of them.
The meeting was told that the overall law and order situation, except for the militant issue, has improved a lot.
Babar ordered immediate arrest of Shaekh Abdur Rahman and his close aide Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai. He also asked to recover explosives in the possession of the militants.
The state minister ordered immediate appointment of qualified officials to the Special Branch of police and stressed the need for exchanging information among all law enforcement agencies.
Babar cautioned against submitting casually prepared charge sheets and warned against filing final reports (failure to prove charge).
Meanwhile, the police officials at the meeting demanded adequate equipment, including archway, closed-circuit television, metal detector and vehicle checking equipment, for each police station to ensure their own safety.
Two policemen from each police station will be trained on computer applications as all police stations will be gradually brought under e-governance, meeting sources said.