| The government has ordered the law enforcing agencies including Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), to hunt down forty-two leaders and activists of four banned extremist organisations, who are absconding, considering their potential to pose a threat to security during the upcoming SAARC Summit to be held on November 12-13, sources said. Most of the members of the extremist outfits like ‘Janajuddha’, ‘New Biplabi Communist Party’, ‘Purbo Bangla Communist Party’ and ‘Biplabi Communist Party’ have reportedly gone into hiding in Satkhira district, the south-western part of the country, and elsewhere. According to an intelligence source, the absconding extremists are carrying out crimes including extortion, killing and robbery to collect money with a view to implementing their blue print. It is alleged that the law enforcement agencies are unable to track the movement or whereabouts of the chiefs of these banned extremist organisations due to their covert liaison with a section of people who have access to information. |