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Nerve-racking tests set JMB hallmark

The banned militant outfit picks full-time member through unbelievable tests

Julfikar Ali Manik
A Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh operative must pass a nerve-racking test of readiness to blow himself up to qualify as a full-time member of the banned Islamist organisation.
The information came out in interrogations of several JMB men including its explosives expert “Boma" Mizan. investigation sources have told The Daily Star.
Before an entrant could go on the simulated mission to detonate himself, he has to undergo motivational sessions designed to condition him to lay down his life for the cause of jihad.
The 1MB trainers would not introduce a fresher to the simulation until they are convinced he would not harm the outfit even ifhe should leave it after some time.
The mock test is part of a three-day exclusive training, where the trainees do not know if the mission is for real or not, said sources.
"To be inducted as a full - timer (Ehsar), the JMB operatives have to distance themselves from all worldly concerns. They are made to consider life and family as matters of secondary importance." observed an investigator.
During the simulation, the trainers have bombs strapped around a recruit's
body and ask him to walk a few hundred yards. They have the remote control in their hand.
"The trainees are told the bombs they are fitted with may go off any time in the next 30 minutes," notes an investigator.
During the three days, the trainees attend classes where JMB ideologues imbue them with strong motivations for jihad.
Once the theory sessions are over, they go through a stringent regimen of physical exercise. After that, they get training on arms, ammunition and explosives.
On completion of the training, the
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trainers recommend who among their subjects should be full-timers and who part-timers (Gaycri Ehsar).
The recruits are sent to J M B veterans to have their military skills honed and resolve strengthened.
Each of them must do a stint as a rickshaw-puller.
"Pulling rickshaws is compulsory for every new member, as JMB leaders believe it will keep the recruits In touch with the masses and purge them of conceit," said the investigator.
After this, the veterans recommend if the one under him should be chosen for the military wing or for other organisational jobs.
Before picking a person for the three-day training, the JMB recruiter builds a rapport with him.
"They usually pick from among the relatives and friends they think are cut out for the outfit," said an investigator.
The recruiters start talking about jihad once the prospective operatives take them into their confidence.
If they feel sure that the target person would not harm the organisation even if he should decline the dawat (invitation) for joining it.
"If the person accepts the dawat, the JMB leaders consider him for the three-day special training," said sources.
How long it takes to give a person dawat depends on how quick the designated JMB recruiter motivates him about the cause of jihad.
"Those who are expert in motivating a person usually take around six months. Sometimes it might take a year depending on the performance of the recruiter and the inclination of his subject," said a source.
Investigators said they have learnt from the arrested JMB men that there are instances of failure to recruit a person even after nurturing him fora longtime.
The detainees however claim they know of no-one dropping out of the three-day training.
Things have been difficult in recent years, especially after the crackdown on militants. While some members have become inoperative, some are believed to have divulged organisation secrets to the law enforcers, doing much damage to the JMB networks.
Those who remain inactive or reluctant to discharge their responsibilities for the outfit have been identified as betrayers.
"JMB has a list of over a dozen such members that it believes pose a threat to the organisation and so need to be killed," said an investigator.
Some investigators stress the need for research and efforts to get into the heart of the militant groups to design counter-measures to blunt the efficacy of their motivational campaigns.
Otherwise, they fear, these outfits would keep brainwashing the young minds into joining the extremist movements.