Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said the threat to kill the physician of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) is a reflection of Jamaats’ terrorist attitude.
“BSMMU doctor SM Mustafa Zaman came to me last night (August 15) and explained everything. He provided treatment to Sayeedi who was sentenced to life imprisonment,” he said while addressing a discussion on the occasion of the National Mourning Day in the city.
Threat to kill the physician reflects Jamaat’s terrorist attitude: Kamal
North South University (NSU) organized the Mourning Day discussion, marking the 48th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, at its auditorium here.
The minister said Jamaat always thinks negatively, adding, “The fact that they always think of terrorism and against the state. The threatening to kill the doctor is a reflection of that.”
The victim’s physician SM Mustafa Zaman filed a general diary with Dhanmondi Model Police Station on Tuesday night over the threat. He is a professor in the cardiology department at BSMMU.
Regarding the series of bomb attacks across the country on August 17, 2005, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said, “You had seen the rise of militants in the country and they wanted to make Bangladesh as a militant state.”
“People saw many militants like Bangla Bhai and Shayekh Abdur Rahman and the then government (BNP-Jamaat) mentioned that those were creations of the media. But later you (the media) saw the rise of real militants and their activities. In this way, on August 17, 2005, militants bombed simultaneously in 63 districts of the country. Through this attack, they had informed that there were terrorists in the country,” he added.
The minister said that the government has not been able to completely eradicate militancy, but militancy is under control, adding, “Some sleeper cell of the militant group is remaining. They are trying to expose themselves. Our security forces and intelligence agencies are highly efficient. They are deactivating militancy and bringing them to book.”
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