Ahsanul Amin George, Khulna :
Guardians of Khulna city and nine upazila are anxious about the safety of their children following the involvement students in militant attacks at Gulshan and Sholakia on July 1 and 7.
Some four persons including two students have been missing for a long time from city’s Daulatpur area.
The missing persons are : Monir Hossain, 35, son of late Atiar Rahman, resident of South Pabla Shobuj Shangho area under Daulatpur police station, Md. Sohel Sultan,25, son of late Sayeedur Rahman, resident of Pabla Karikorpara under Daulatpur police station , Zakir Hossain Hridoy, 19, son of Nurul Islam , Zakir was missing from Government Shishu Sadan, located at Moheswarpasha under Daulatpur police station and Elias Molla, 15, son of Abdul Jabbar, hailing from village Deypara in Bagerhat district.
Among the above-mentioned persons first two were working at a Biskuit company, the later was working at a Bkash agent and two other missing persons were students of a Shishu Sadan.
A general dairy (GD) was lodged for Elias with Daulatpur police station.
However, recently bomb blasting also occurred at different points in Khulna city. Only after two days of the Sholakia occurrence, miscreants hurled bomb in front of Khulna jail gate on July 9. Earlier, on June 7, bombs were blasted in front of the residence of Jailor of Khulna Jannatul Ferdaus. On May 15, miscreants hurled bomb in front of the residence of Khulna jail Superintendent Md. Kamrul Islam.
Md. Shafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Khulna Kotwali police station said, the accused persons of bomb blasting cases in front of jail gate were already arrested and they are now in jail custody. Some other bomb blasting also occurred last year. On January 29, 2015, in front of the residence of Khulna Range DIG SM Moniruzzaman, on January 31, 2015, inside the office of Khulna Metropolitan Commissioner Nibash Chandra Majhee and on February 4, 2015, at the garage of the then Khulna police superintendent (SP) Md. Habibur Rahman, bombs were blasted.
But it is a matter of great wonder that law enforcing agencies could not unveil the mystery of these occurrences.
A reliable source said, four college students are missing for long from city’s Daulatpur area, but no activities are found by OC or other officers of Daulatpur police station.
Amid this situation, guardians of Khulna city and nine upazila areas are fearing to send their kids to School. Even after Eid vacation, some students are not being sent to schools in fear of attacks by the miscreants.
Nahida Sultana, a guardian of city’s Boshupara area told this correspondent that police can not assure their own safety, then how they will give safety of their children.
Ashit Mondol, a guardian of Khalishpur area also echoed with Nahida.
SM Selim, resident of Shovna in Dumuria upazila of Khulna district said, “We are very much anxious about our kids, because the law and order situation of our area is not good at all.”
SM Mamun Shikdar, resident of Deara area in Digholia upazila and also a journalist said, “We are always in anxieties because we can not send our children to school in fear of militant attacks.”
On a recent visit at several schools in Khulna city and different upazilas , this correspondent found that guardians are standing near school gates as they are not allowed to enter into the schools.
