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Baffled by blast

Investigators see wide range of motives

Julfikar Am Manik
The fact that Wednesday's bomb attack on Awami League lawmaker Fazle Noor Taposh without any warning was the only incident in the last four years has left investigators and terrorism experts baffled.
fhe nature of the attack has similarities with that of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, but there are also some dissimilarities that imply involvement of some other group, experts say. It is possible that no militant group carried out the attack as the strength of militants has diminished in the last four years, they added.
Investigators believe that the incident is a wake-up call for the Awami League that a group is still active in unleashing chaos and anarchy in the country. Supporters of the killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman may have had a role in the attack suica-lapash is one of rhe prosecutors in the Bang*abandhu murder case trial now going on at the Supreme Court.
Taposh is the son of Sheikh Fazlul Haq Moni, nephew of Bangabandhu, who was slain on August 15,1975, along with other family members of Bangabandhu.
Ine Bangabandhu murder case had remained stalled for seven years since 2001 as the killers had strong political backing. The proceedings of the case resumed recently after the Awami League came to power.
Investigators say supporters of Bangabandhu’s killers or their Freedom Party might have launched the attack not just to kill Taposh, but also to create a panicking situation either to delay or foil the trial.
Another motive behind the attack could be conflicts within the Awami League although there has been no report of such extreme intraparty feud that may prompt such an incident.
In another reasoning, investigators suspect a link between the attack and the February 25-26 BDR mutiny.
Taposh drew attention of many when it was reported that a few BDR personnel held meetings with some political leaders including him before the mutiny. After the mutiny was over, a section of aggrieved persons pointed fingers at Taposh and some other ruling party politicians, accusing them of instigating the mutiny.
Investigators say some people could have attacked Taposh out of such grievances, justified or not.
Additional Director General of Rapid Action Battalion Mizanur Rahman Khan notes that this is an early stage to give hints about the attackers. "We may start with analysing the target [TaposhJ. We are investigating the matter thoroughly, he said.
Meanwhile, bomb experts have collected evidence from the attack site at Motljhcel. Some evidence is being tested at laboratory. It is thought that the bomb was manufactured locally using ammonium nitrate, an element commonly used by the JMB. But the banned militant outfit also uses an electric circuit in their bombs, which was not present in the bomb used in the attack on Taposh.
Rao Deputy Director of Bomb Squad Maj Momtazur Rahman told The Daily Star, "There is not enough evidence at the attack site to draw a clear-cut conclusion at this stage. We can only say the bomb was somewhat powerful. It may have been manufactured with 200 500 grams of explosives.”
Another investigator said some clues might nave been lost since the crime scene was not properly preserved.
In a bid to find out the motive behind the attack, the investigators are considering the number of different groups that might have targeted a politician likeTaposh.
"We have some good idea that the attack was not due to any personal conflict with Taposh. The motive is somethingexternal," saidasource.
Another issue to investigate is whether the bomb was hurled at Taposh's car or planted on it. The primary impression is that since no electronic or electric circuit was found at the site, it might have been thrown at the car.
Bangladesh saw its first terrorist bomb attack back in 1999 on a cultural event of Udichi. It was followed by several bomb attacks—all on gatherings of either the Awami League or cultural or secular groups. In August 2005, the JMB announced its widespread presence with country -wide bomb attacks. On November 14, 2005, the outfit launched its last attack in Jhalakathi and killed two judges. Ever since the law enforcers have kept them on the run.
On the other hand, the killers of Bangabandhu had political support from Ziaur Raliman's regime until Hasina assumed power in 1996 and again during the BNP-Jamaat alliance's rule from 2001 to 2006. The killers also had support from different foreign countries.