Nur Hossain\\\'s physical security must be ensured

Nur Hossain, the main accused in the Narayanganj seven-murder case, has been arrested and placed on eight-day remand in Kolkata. Photographs of Nur Hossain in a Barasat court have been displayed in the media of both Bangladesh and India. But the Local Government and rural Development (LGRD) Minister said on Monday that the government did not, officially, know about the matter, and that whatever they knew was from the media. How distant is Kolkata from Dhaka? Why did the office of Deputy High Commission based in Kolkata fail to send the information to the government at home? It's ridiculous.
Thanks to close cooperation and collaboration between the law-enforcement agencies of the two neighbouring countries, Nur Hossain, along with some others, has been caught in Kolkata. The red alert by Interpol speaks eloquently of how efficiently the Home Ministry has been moving in case of terrorist Nur Hossain.
  The Prime Minister has already said that tough action will be taken against the culprits, whoever they might be or how much powerful they could be. The government machinery must be proactive in carrying out the order.
Nur Hossain's physical security must be ensured so that the evidence of involvement of powerful quarters in the sensational murder case cannot be erased. The Home Ministry, which is under the Prime Minister, needs to take extra care and caution in this respect.
The Narayanganj killings have put efficacy of the present government in nabbing and punishing culprits on test. The test is really crucial to improve the law and order situation which has deteriorated to an alarming low. The country's business community is already suffering from a fear psychosis.  Every businessman/trader with money is now afraid to run his business/trade.  It is in the interest of peace and tranquillity in the country that such grotesque crimes be dealt with an iron hand.
The arrest of Nur Hossain in Kolkata has put the government under a challenge. Bangladesh readily and quickly hands over to the Indian authorities their insurgents and criminals. The efficiency of our Foreign Ministry will now be tested - how quickly it can organise Nur Hossain's extradition.  
The reported eight-day remand of Nur Hossain in Kolkata will certainly help law enforcers in Bangladesh to get more info on how the hair-raising killings were enacted. But he needs to be interrogated right here in Bangladesh by agencies already involved in quizzing others who are already arrested and placed on remand in the abduction and murder case.
If the Narayanganj tragedy is allowed to slip into people's distant memory despite the Prime Minister's firm and tough stand, law and order situation in the country will suffer irreparably.
Moreover, the alleged use of a section of dishonest law-enforcers by godfathers of terrorism for killings or other serious crimes in exchange of money has sent an alarm bell for all. Full exposure of the misdeeds in Narayanganj will surely help the Home Ministry take steps to deal sternly with misuse of powers in future.  
Development of the country cannot take place in a state of terrorism. Nur Hossains have harmed the cause of stability seriously and caused an alarming downslide in law and order situation in the country. The government must act promptly and decisively. Otherwise, all its plans and programmes for faster development  will go waste.
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