M M Jasim :Country’s sociologists and intellectuals think that the reasons behind the recent shooting incident at Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan are out of frustration, social disharmony, family discord, peer group problems and drug addiction. They said that most of the suspected militants were from well-off families, had higher educational institutions and English medium background. Professor Syed Anwar Husain, an intellectual and reputed teacher of History Dept. of Dhaka University, yesterday told The New Nation, “Most of the militants came from affluent families for three decades all over the world. They involved in militancy as they are very much frustrated about their life.” “With the emergence of capitalism the existing social structure has started destroying. Family bondage has been decreasing. The parents do not take care of their children. That is why the children do as they wish. Taking the chance, members of militant groups target them and wash their brain to involve them in such kind of criminal activities. And, ultimately they complete mission as per the direction of the militant groups,” Prof. Anwar said. He said, “The ethics, norms and values are decreasing day by day in the society. Due to lack of the social elements the criminal groups misguide the students from affluent families to be their part in the crime world.”Sociologist AKM Jamal Uddin, a Professor of Sociology Department of Dhaka University, said, “The children of affluent families always pass their time in problematic environment. Either they live in broken families or their parents do not give extra time to make their children’s future bright. Their parents are busy with their own activities. Most of the friends of the children are not good. They are involved in many irregularities. That is why the militant groups and criminal gangs easily capture the children and wash their brain.” Prof. Jamal Uddin also blame the education system of the country what he said, “There are four types of education in the country which is not good for a society. It creates radicalism in a society. The criminal gangs take the advantage of the radicalism and divert our children to militancy.” In the latest gruesome incident held at Holey Artisan Restaurant, it was seen that most of the attackers were from well-off families and had English medium backgrounds. They used to frequently visit the popular upscale eatery in Gulshan, said their friends and investigators.Nibras Islam, one of the attackers, was a student of Turkish Hope School in Dhaka and admitted to Monash University in Malaysia. Nibras had good relation with many celebrities as in a photo he was seen shaking hands with Indian actress Shraddha Kapoor. Rohan Imtiaz also attended Monash University after graduating from Scholastica School in Dhaka. His mother is a mathematics teacher at the school.One suspect, however, was a madrasah student from Bogra and later took preparation to admit at a private university. Another suspect, Meer Saameh Mubasheer, was due to take his A-level exams from Scholastica School.
