DHAKA, Dec 10, 2019 (BSS) – Terming Bangladesh as a role model of curbing
militancy and terrorism, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said
Islam does not allow terrorism and militancy.
“We have successfully controlled militancy following the zero tolerance
policy set by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,” he said while speaking as the
chief guest at the closing ceremony of a two-day National Conference on
Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism 2019 at Bashundhara International
Convention Hall.
Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka
Metropolitan Police organised the national conference in collaboration with
Stop Violence Coalition Secretariat of UN, USAID and a non-government
organisation Rupantar.
Chaired by Chief of CTTC and Additional Commissioner of DMP Md Monirul
Islam, the ceremony was also addressed, among others, by Inspector General of
Police (IGP) Dr Mohammad Javed Patwari and DMP Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam
as special guests.
Bangladesh is the role model in the world for rooting out militancy, the
home minister said, adding, “Our law enforcement agencies are working
coordinately to curb extremism and militancy.”
He said madrasas are not involved in producing militants because militancy
has no place in Islam. “Peace loving people in this country never like
militancy. It is not accepted that militancy and terrorism will exist in this
peaceful country,” he added.
Mentioning that Bangladesh’s people do not give shelter to militancy, he
said incidents of target killing took place in the country, but people
resisted those incidents unitedly.
“We have to engage our children in welfare activities so that they cannot
get involved in extremism and violent activities,” the minister added.
He urged the people not to believe all internet contents. “We have to use
our wit and knowledge to be sure which internet contents are believable not,”
he added.