Staff Reporter :
Suspected masterminds involved in the July 1 deadly terror attack in the city’s Gulshan Café, will be netted anytime, says Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Friday.
“As the suspected masterminds involved in terror attack in the city’s Gulshan Café, have been identified, they will be nabbed anytime. Law enforcers continue to conduct raids across the country to arrest them,” he said.
Meanwhile, questions on masterminds’ whereabouts are being raised as cops and Home Minister are frequently claiming that they have been identified and would be netted anytime. Earlier, police said identified masterminds Bangladesh-origin Canadian citizen Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury, sacked army official Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque alias Major Zia and Marzan were staying in capital Dhaka.
Apart from three, more seven to eight suspected masterminds have been identified over July 1 Gulshan Café attack.
Home Minister came up the statements while addressing a discussion meeting and book publication ceremony at Krishibid Institution of Bangladesh in city. To mark the National Mourning Day, the Bangladesh Chhatra League, a student wing of ruling Awami League organised the programme.
Apart from the militants, Kamal said, some political parties were directly involved in influencing such terror attacks.
“Those involved in Jamaat-Shibir politics as well as patronised the JMB’s executed leader Siddiqul Islam Bangla Bhai, lead the deadly terror attacks,” Home Minister said.
According to the police, raids were there before and after the Gulshan Café attack now it become regular.
Police intensified the raids particularly after a militant den was busted in Kalyanpur, a police official said, adding that the raids would go on.
The police official, however, did not say how long the raids would continue. Besides, law enforces continue to conduct block raids in different areas of the city to search for suspected militant hideouts.
