By Sajeeb Wazed
The government is taking the recent attacks very seriously, says the prime minister’s son.
The peace-loving citizens of my country and some of our foreign guests have been hit by tragic acts of violence in recent months. Over the past two years, extremists aligned with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jamaat-e-Islami have staged disruptive strikes and killed hundreds of innocent Bangladeshis by derailing trains, fire-bombing buses, and even hacking victims to death in broad daylight with machetes. Now, extremists have targeted writers and foreign nationals.
Throughout its 44-year history, Bangladesh has developed a reputation for being tolerant, even welcoming, of visitors. It is precisely because of this reputation that the government is taking the attacks very seriously and is responding in multiple ways to increase security and apprehend and prosecute the perpetrators.
Much speculation has swirled around the violence, and the government has been accused by some of not doing enough to respond. Nothing could be further from the truth. Instead, authorities have made the investigations their highest priority and have made numerous arrests.
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