Ahmadiyya people �insecure�

�Suicide� blast kills 1 in Rajshahi; home minister sees local, int�l plot

People of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Bangladesh are feeling “insecure” following a suicide bombing attack on an Ahmadiyya mosque in Rajshahi’s Bagmara upazila on Friday, in which the suspected bomber was killed and 10 people injured. The chief of the community asserted that they do not want police protection from the government, but from Allah, to save their people. Meanwhile, the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group has reportedly claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on the Ahmadiyya mosque. In its twitter page, the organisation said, “This istishhadi Abul-Fida, a Bangali, armed with an explosive belt, entered into a temple of Qadiyani apostate in Bagmara, Rajshahi District on Jamu'ah afternoon, injuring 30 of them. May Allah accept our brother.”
Talking to The Independent, Mubasherur Rahman, national ameer of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Bangladesh, said their people are insecure after the Bagmara incident, but they do not need protection from the government. “We want justice from Allah the Almighty to save our nearly 100,000-strong community, as we are a ‘spiritual jamaat’ (congregation),” he said.
Mubasherur Rahman said their international community, with over 20 crore members spread over 207 countries across the world, has offered prayers to the Almighty seeking His blessing so that Bangladesh does not face a Pakistan-like situation.  “Such a situation prevailed in Pakistan before it worsened into militancy,” he said, further quoting their international leaders.
The Bangladesh chief of the community disclosed that they were keeping in touch with the administration after it established contact with them following the Bagmara incident.
He also disclosed that they have already asked their Rajshahi Muballek—the local leader of the community—to ensure that the local community itself adopts the necessary security measures to preclude any untoward incident.
The Muballek of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Rajshahi, Mohammad Salahuddin, told this correspondent that they are feeling insecure, and expressed fears that an incident like the Bagmara bombing might impact their infrastructures in future.
“Some members of the local police station are ensuring security for the 1,000-odd members of the community in Bagmara area,” he said, adding, “Our people are also arranging security locally.” “We cannot let any unknown person enter our infrastructures as we fear possible attacks,” he disclosed.
Salahuddin said the Rajshahi divisional commissioner has offered to repair the damaged portion of the mosque, but they have declined the offer, saying they never take any help from others. “Our community is good enough to repair the damage to the mosque,” he said.   
Talking to reporters yesterday, home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal claimed that local and international conspirators were involved in the recent incidents, especially the Bagmara bombing.
“They (the conspirators) are trying to destabilise the country to hamper the government’s development programmes,” he asserted. “Despite a few incidents of terrorism, our country’s people are comparatively safe from terrorism, compared to other countries in the world,” he claimed.
“The members of the law enforcement agencies are maintaining the country’s law and order, within their limitations,” he added.
About the suicide bomber who killed himself during the Bagmara incident, the home minister said, “We are yet to know the identity of the person who died after the bombing. He might have been carrying bombs.”
However, after the autopsy of the unidentified youth, who died in the bomb blast at Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamat mosque in Bagmara, it was confirmed that the deceased was indeed a suicide bomber.
Dr Enamul Haque, a lecturer of the forensic department of Rajshahi Medical College, confirmed this news yesterday noon.
Dr Haque disclosed that there was clear evidence that the slain youth was the one carrying the bomb. “There are definite wounds on the youth’s hand. We found splinters inside,” he said.
A belt with explosives, seized from the slain youth—who was in his twenties—after Friday’s blast, suggests it was a planned case of suicide bombing, executed with precision.
Rajshahi additional police superintendent Abul Kalam Azad said they have not received the autopsy report from the RMC forensic department authorities till the time of filing of the report yesterday evening.
He said they would talk about the matter after receiving the report.
The youth was killed and 10 others injured in a bomb blast at an Ahmadiyya mosque in Mochmoil Syedpur Chalkpara village under Bagmara upazila of Rajshahi on Friday.
Though the police filed a case against two unidentified persons in connection with the incident yesterday, no one has been arrested yet.

Ahmadiyya people �insecure�

�Suicide� blast kills 1 in Rajshahi; home minister sees local, int�l plot

People of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Bangladesh are feeling insecure following a suicide bombing attack on an Ahmadiyya mosque in Rajshahis Bagmara upazila on Friday, in which the suspected bomber was killed and 10 people injured. The chief of the community asserted that they do not want police protection from the government, but from Allah, to save their people. Meanwhile, the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group has reportedly claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on the Ahmadiyya mosque. In its twitter page, the organisation said, This istishhadi Abul-Fida, a Bangali, armed with an explosive belt, entered into a temple of Qadiyani apostate in Bagmara, Rajshahi District on Jamuah afternoon, injuring 30 of them. May Allah accept our brother. Talking to The Independent, Mubasherur Rahman, national ameer of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Bangladesh, said their people are insecure after the Bagmara incident, but they do not need protection from the government. We want justice from Allah the Almighty to save our nearly 100,000-strong community, as we are a spiritual jamaat (congregation), he said. Mubasherur Rahman said their international community, with over 20 crore members spread over 207 countries across the world, has offered prayers to the Almighty seeking His blessing so that Bangladesh does not face a Pakistan-like situation. Such a situation prevailed in Pakistan before it worsened into militancy, he said, further quoting their international leaders. The Bangladesh chief of the community disclosed that they were keeping in touch with the administration after it established contact with them following the Bagmara incident. He also disclosed that they have already asked their Rajshahi Muballekthe local leader of the communityto ensure that the local community itself adopts the necessary security measures to preclude any untoward incident. The Muballek of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Rajshahi, Mohammad Salahuddin, told this correspondent that they are feeling insecure, and expressed fears that an incident like the Bagmara bombing might impact their infrastructures in future. Some members of the local police station are ensuring security for the 1,000-odd members of the community in Bagmara area, he said, adding, Our people are also arranging security locally. We cannot let any unknown person enter our infrastructures as we fear possible attacks, he disclosed. Salahuddin said the Rajshahi divisional commissioner has offered to repair the damaged portion of the mosque, but they have declined the offer, saying they never take any help from others. Our community is good enough to repair the damage to the mosque, he said. Talking to reporters yesterday, home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal claimed that local and international conspirators were involved in the recent incidents, especially the Bagmara bombing. They (the conspirators) are trying to destabilise the country to hamper the governments development programmes, he asserted. Despite a few incidents of terrorism, our countrys people are comparatively safe from terrorism, compared to other countries in the world, he claimed. The members of the law enforcement agencies are maintaining the countrys law and order, within their limitations, he added. About the suicide bomber who killed himself during the Bagmara incident, the home minister said, We are yet to know the identity of the person who died after the bombing. He might have been carrying bombs. However, after the autopsy of the unidentified youth, who died in the bomb blast at Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamat mosque in Bagmara, it was confirmed that the deceased was indeed a suicide bomber. Dr Enamul Haque, a lecturer of the forensic department of Rajshahi Medical College, confirmed this news yesterday noon. Dr Haque disclosed that there was clear evidence that the slain youth was the one carrying the bomb. There are definite wounds on the youths hand. We found splinters inside, he said. A belt with explosives, seized from the slain youthwho was in his twentiesafter Fridays blast, suggests it was a planned case of suicide bombing, executed with precision. Rajshahi additional police superintendent Abul Kalam Azad said they have not received the autopsy report from the RMC forensic department authorities till the time of filing of the report yesterday evening. He said they would talk about the matter after receiving the report. The youth was killed and 10 others injured in a bomb blast at an Ahmadiyya mosque in Mochmoil Syedpur Chalkpara village under Bagmara upazila of Rajshahi on Friday. Though the police filed a case against two unidentified persons in connection with the incident yesterday, no one has been arrested yet.