The Bangladesh government is investigating the origin of the alleged audio-message by Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Kamal Khan said on Sunday.
He told journalists at the Secretariat that Bangladesh was capable of handling threats posed by such terror groups. Khan said Bangladesh’s law-enforcing agencies were coordinating with international organisations to prevent terrorism. “We have training in counter terrorism. We can combat all forms of threat,” he said.An audio tape said to be carrying a message from Al-Qaeda chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri was circulating on the Internet, calling on Muslims in Bangladesh to start an uprising.
It also said the idea of the Bengali nation has not worked out.
When asked about how the government is viewing the message the minister said, “We are not seeing it as a threat.”
One of the reasons why the government feels confidence is because people in Bangladesh will not allow terror to take root.
“The countries with such issues (Al-Qaeda activity) usually have locals who support their cause.”
“But our people are with us. They don’t want insurgency, terror and Al-Qaeda in their country.”
Speaking in Arabic on the tape put up on a website used for releasing militant audio-videos, Zawahiri, an Egyptian-born surgeon, derides the Bangladesh government for being anti-Islam and secular.
The terror outfit’s outrage at the trial of the Jamaat-e-Islami leaders is also palpable. – bdnews24.com
