Govt Cannot Avoid Responsibility for Bomb Attack on Nusrat Tabassum’s Home: Maulana Jalaluddin Ahmad

Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis Secretary General Maulana Jalaluddin Ahmad has said that the bomb attack and arson at the home of Nusrat Tabassum Jyoti, a reserved-seat woman MP from the National Citizen Party (NCP), were acts of violence by anti-democratic forces. He said the government could not avoid responsibility if it failed to stop such acts of terrorism. He made these remarks in a statement on Thursday (November 12), strongly condemning the bomb attack and arson at Nusrat Tabassum Jyoti’s home.

Maulana Jalaluddin Ahmad said the bomb attack on an MP’s home and the burning of a large part of the house were not isolated acts of terrorism. Rather, they showed a serious decline in the country’s law and order situation and the growing boldness of anti-democratic forces.
He said it was natural to ask where ordinary people could find safety if the administration failed to protect even the homes of MPs.

He also said that although the fascist government fell through the July mass uprising, the government had taken no clear and effective steps to remove the fascist mindset, terrorist networks and powerful anti-democratic forces. He expressed concern that defeated fascist forces were again becoming active by taking advantage of divisions among political groups that opposed fascism.

He also said the government could not avoid responsibility for such acts of terrorism if it failed to take effective action against anti-democratic forces and allowed them to return to politics.
Maulana Jalaluddin Ahmad said the attack on Nusrat Tabassum Jyoti’s home must be investigated with the highest importance to find out whether any group linked to the previous fascist government was involved.
He said all attempts to destroy the gains of the July mass uprising and create instability in the country must be resisted together.

He further said that there must be no compromise in the fight against fascism. No political deal, power interest or strategic benefit should lead to even the slightest softness towards anti-democratic forces.
In the statement, he called for a fair and neutral investigation without delay. He demanded that those involved in the attack, as well as those who planned it behind the scenes, be identified, arrested and given exemplary punishment.

He also urged the government to take effective steps to ensure the safety of all citizens, including members of parliament.