Combating crime through mutual help

Noor Hossain, the prime suspect in the notorious Narayanganj seven-murder case, has now landed in jail. The Indian Border Security Force on Thursday night handed him over to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) authorities at the Benapol border. Incidentally, Noor Hossain was handed over to the BGB a day after Bangladesh handed over United Liberation Front of Assam general secretary Anup Chetia and two of his associates to India. However, the authorities in Bangladesh said that there was no connection between the two cases. Be that as it may the handing over of Noor Hossain opens a new chapter in the co-operation between the two neighbouring and friendly countries in tackling criminals and their nefarious activities. Now that an extradition treaty is in place between these two countries, we hope more such criminals will be exchanged. The two countries will exchange convicts or criminals under trials as and when required. And we also hope with Noor Hossain behind bars the case will come to its natural conclusion soon and justice will prevail.
Bangladesh and India share a very long and porous border. It is not too difficult for hardened criminal–from both India and Bangladesh– to cross the border after committing heinous crimes in their respective countries. At any given point of time many fugitives from the law of one country are living in the other. The case of Noor Hossain proves that things will not be so easy for the gangsters from now onwards.
In this modern age bilateral and regional co-operation is essential in combating serious crimes and especially terrorist activities. Both Indian and trans-border terrorists are taking advantage of security gaps in the border regions. It is expected that the two countries will be able to take effective action against serious offenders for a wide variety of crimes, including terrorism, smuggling, human trafficking, organised crime, and white-collar crime.
Further steps should be taken to bring back Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's killers– Captain (Rtd) Abdul Mazed and Risalder (Rtd) Moslehuddin, are believed to be hiding in India. The extradition treaty should also be used to bring back criminals like Subrata Bain and Sazzad Hossain to Bangladesh from India. Bain and Hossain are currently lodged in Delhi's high-security Tihar Jail. Bain is an accused in the August 21, 2004, grenade attack on a rally of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka.

 

Combating crime through mutual help

Noor Hossain, the prime suspect in the notorious Narayanganj seven-murder case, has now landed in jail. The Indian Border Security Force on Thursday night handed him over to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) authorities at the Benapol border. Incidentally, Noor Hossain was handed over to the BGB a day after Bangladesh handed over United Liberation Front of Assam general secretary Anup Chetia and two of his associates to India. However, the authorities in Bangladesh said that there was no connection between the two cases. Be that as it may the handing over of Noor Hossain opens a new chapter in the co-operation between the two neighbouring and friendly countries in tackling criminals and their nefarious activities. Now that an extradition treaty is in place between these two countries, we hope more such criminals will be exchanged. The two countries will exchange convicts or criminals under trials as and when required. And we also hope with Noor Hossain behind bars the case will come to its natural conclusion soon and justice will prevail. Bangladesh and India share a very long and porous border. It is not too difficult for hardened criminalfrom both India and Bangladesh to cross the border after committing heinous crimes in their respective countries. At any given point of time many fugitives from the law of one country are living in the other. The case of Noor Hossain proves that things will not be so easy for the gangsters from now onwards. In this modern age bilateral and regional co-operation is essential in combating serious crimes and especially terrorist activities. Both Indian and trans-border terrorists are taking advantage of security gaps in the border regions. It is expected that the two countries will be able to take effective action against serious offenders for a wide variety of crimes, including terrorism, smuggling, human trafficking, organised crime, and white-collar crime. Further steps should be taken to bring back Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahmans killers Captain (Rtd) Abdul Mazed and Risalder (Rtd) Moslehuddin, are believed to be hiding in India. The extradition treaty should also be used to bring back criminals like Subrata Bain and Sazzad Hossain to Bangladesh from India. Bain and Hossain are currently lodged in Delhis high-security Tihar Jail. Bain is an accused in the August 21, 2004, grenade attack on a rally of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka.