Bangladesh Cop's Wife Killed In Bus Stop Attack by militants

[Riyad]

Bangladesh Cop's Wife Killed In Bus Stop Attack

Islamists are suspected of killing Mahmuda Aktar, who was married to an anti-terror police chief, as she took her son to school.

15:14, UK, Sunday 05 June 2016

Ms Aktar's young son (centre) mourns the death of his mother

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Motorbike assailants have stabbed and shot to death the wife of a Bangladeshi police chief known for his work fighting Islamist militants.

Mahmuda Aktar, 33, was attacked as she was taking her son to a school bus stop near her home in the city of Chittagong.

"She was stabbed first. Then they shot her in the head three times," a spokesman said.

Mahmuda Aktar, 33, was stabbed and shot to death in Chittagong

Her husband, police superintendent Babul Aktar, "played a key role in apprehending Islamists," said interior minister Asaduzzaman Khan.

"They might have killed his wife because they failed to get him."

#ISIS reported that ISIS fighters killed a Christian named SunilGomes in Bonpara village in northwestern #Bangladesh pic.twitter.com/Dm8q0i9OeI

— Bangladesh News (@bd__news) June 5, 2016
Mr Aktar had recently been posted to police headquarters in the capital, Dhaka, and had been successful capturing militants from Bangladesh's Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen network.

The group was founded in 1998 and is conducting a terrorist campaign to replace the government with one based on Islamic Sharia.

Mr Aktar's team was known for arresting one of the group's leaders, who was later killed in a grenade blast during a police raid last year.

In a separate attack on Sunday, a Christian was hacked to death after attending prayers near a church in northwest Bangladesh in an attack claimed by Islamic State.

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Police said unidentified attackers murdered the 65-year-old in the village of Bonpara, home to one of the country's oldest Christian communities.

"Sunil Gomes was hacked to death at his grocery store just near a church at Bonpara village," a police spokesman said.

Despite the claim of responsibility, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam has said the group was trying to ride a wave of religious radicalisation by falsely claiming killings and there was enough evidence implicating domestic militant groups.

Bangladesh has witnessed a spate of murders by suspected Islamist militants amid increasing concern about the safety of minorities and free speech in the Muslim-majority country.

http://news.sky.com/story/1707308/bangladesh-cops-wife-killed-in-bus-stop-attack

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

Only one words. Cowards. Whoever have done it.

 

[Kambojaric]

Haseena has been playing with fire and the results are becoming more and more visible. The more she pushes islamists underground, the more extremist and violent they become. Better to let them participate in the democratic process and stay mainstream. Seemingly however she cares more about her own position of power, than the general well being of the nation.

 

[FNFAL]

Haseena has been playing with fire and the results are becoming more and more visible. The more she pushes islamists underground, the more extremist and violent they become. Better to let them participate in the democratic process and stay mainstream. Seemingly however she cares more about her own position of power, than the general well being of the nation.

Is that why pakistan allows islamic radicals to roam freely?

Look there can be no negotiations with such people. A strong show of force is needed to show you dont mess with state forces.Untill then, these radicals will grow bolder

 

[jetray]

Haseena has been playing with fire and the results are becoming more and more visible. The more she pushes islamists underground, the more extremist and violent they become. Better to let them participate in the democratic process and stay mainstream. Seemingly however she cares more about her own position of power, than the general well being of the nation.

Nonsense this is purely an attack of cowards, just bcos they cannot take on govt they target hapless civilians.
It just shows their cowardice and desperation. Even in war certain rules of engagement is followed.

 

[Anubis]

Haseena has been playing with fire and the results are becoming more and more visible. The more she pushes islamists underground, the more extremist and violent they become. Better to let them participate in the democratic process and stay mainstream. Seemingly however she cares more about her own position of power, than the general well being of the nation.

Here's a better solution(for Pakistan too)...hunt em down and kill em.

 

[Kambojaric]

Here's a better solution(for Pakistan too)...hunt em down and kill em.

I think it is important for secularists in countries like Bangladesh or Pakistan to recognize that a large proportion of our populace hold strong sympathies for Islamist parties. Rather than polarizing society a middle ground has to be found (personally I tilt towards secularism myself). The "hunt em down and kill em" approach however will only make these people "martyrs" for democracy and freedom in the long run in the eyes of a large section of society. Better to let them participate openly and let their competence or lack of, decide their fate. This is a view held by many scholars including for example William Dalrymple:

Watch from 6:27

 

[Gibbs]

Haseena has been playing with fire and the results are becoming more and more visible. The more she pushes islamists underground, the more extremist and violent they become. Better to let them participate in the democratic process and stay mainstream. Seemingly however she cares more about her own position of power, than the general well being of the nation.

Thats utter BS.. Thats what Zia did to Pakistan, And see where that got them

On topic, Bangladeshi's cannot ignore this and keep blaming random act's of violence.. There is clearly a pattern here of extremist violence against religious minorities and against those that stand against such extremism

 

[Al-zakir]

Negative effect of overserving haseena. Haseena's family settled oversea so she got nothing to loose. What these polices need to understand is they have to live in that land so therefore they should comply with people aspirations of reestablishing democracy otherwise such incident will repeat.

Police should not blindly support any regime. They need to realize that it's people who pays their bills.,

 

[extra terrestrial]

Thats utter BS.. Thats what Zia did to Pakistan, And see where that got them

On topic, Bangladeshi's cannot ignore this and keep blaming random act's of violence.. There is clearly a pattern here of extremist violence against religious minorities and against those that stand against such extremism

Well, in every country, there will be two type of rightwingers... the first one likes to find the proper and mainstream ways to achieve their political goals while the other one likes to go the extremist way. In Bangladesh, when right wing parties like Jamaat-I-Islami were allowed to participate in the mainstream politics, it also kept the extremist groups in check. The problem with these rightwingers (especially in Bangladesh) is that they are deep rooted in their ideology and way more organized than other political forces. Perhaps, this is the main reason why the law-enforcement agencies are simply clueless about the current security situation in the country.

 

[bongbang]

I think it is important for secularists in countries like Bangladesh or Pakistan to recognize that a large proportion of our populace hold strong sympathies for Islamist parties. Rather than polarizing society a middle ground has to be found (personally I tilt towards secularism myself). The "hunt em down and kill em" approach however will only make these people "martyrs" for democracy and freedom in the long run in the eyes of a large section of society. Better to let them participate openly and let their competence or lack of, decide their fate. This is a view held by many scholars including for example William Dalrymple:

Watch from 6:27

What part you dont understand that in BD its not secularists vs islamists. In BD Islamists are in good position and revered by all. But our problem is BNP Jamaati cohorts. They were allowed to run the country in 2001-2006 but what they did was devastation. They brought their fate on them. BD has already gone down to that path and no one wants to go down the drain again. I see they will have to prove that which side they are on and finding middle ground is on them. They want destruction of BD or on BD's side, they are proving what they are.

 

[extra terrestrial]

I think it is important for secularists in countries like Bangladesh or Pakistan to recognize that a large proportion of our populace hold strong sympathies for Islamist parties. Rather than polarizing society a middle ground has to be found (personally I tilt towards secularism myself). The "hunt em down and kill em" approach however will only make these people "martyrs" for democracy and freedom in the long run in the eyes of a large section of society. Better to let them participate openly and let their competence or lack of, decide their fate. This is a view held by many scholars including for example William Dalrymple:

Watch from 6:27

This view is increasingly becoming popular among the counter-terrorism experts. The problem is there is a huge lack of knowledge about the deradicalization and counter-radicalization processes among the Muslim majority countries...

 

[A.M.]

Well, Bangladesh seems to have gone to shit as well.

 

[Sparkle229]

oh well this tends to happen in the countries that try to hunt the extremities
good luck for the future believe me you are going to need it so much

 

[kobiraaz]

It is very premature to assume that This slaughter was by Islamist extremist. The hijab clad women was run over by a bike, stabbed followed by Gun shots.

The officer in question was very young but known countywide for his incorruptible attitude and was involved in many high profile cases. Chittagong is also in the route of Yaba trafficking.

As per a facebook post of a police page, They have already located the bike. Only time will tell who is the real murderer. May they die like dogs for making two kids orphan.