Editorial
JMB financing
Gather further intelligence and seal routes
It is reported that the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, a militant organisation having the agenda of carrying out subversive activities, is receiving funds from home and abroad. It seems money supply is on, despite the top leaders of the militant outfit having been arrested by the police.
The problem with funding an extremist outfit is that even the law enforcers do not know what the militants are doing with the money. It is suspected that the JMB which has a record of making repeated attempts to destabilise the country, has some hidden plan of hitting back, after the police crackdown on its top brass. Such organisations thrive on messages of violence and subversion, and there is reason to believe that the JMB is using the funds to regroup itself and start its activities anew.
The job is cut out for the intelligence agencies. The report published in this newspaper yesterday says that the JMB is actually using the most simple method for keeping its money supply lines open. The JMB activists living abroad are reportedly sending money to their relatives and ultimately it is being delivered to JMB operatives.
The JMB is suspected to have a network all over the country and its members are trained in underground operations. The law enforcers are supposed to be familiar with the JMB's modus operandi. Now, it is their job to find out the monetary links and how and where the finances get used. As a security analyst has pointed out, there is the pressing need for reassessing the situation since the militants have changed their tactics after the police arrested their leaders.
If the experience of other countries in the region is anything to go by, it is imperative that the threat that the JMB now poses is contained before it assumes menacing proportions.
The law enforcers must also identify the elements and parties cooperating with the JMB along with a better grasp of the end-use of the money. Things must improve vastly in this area as informed decision making is key to success in countering extremist threats. Also, the efforts need to be focused and calibrated to specific and reliable information.
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