English medium schools and madrasas, where the practice of Bangla culture is least, are most prone to radicalisation, DMP counter-terrorism chief Monirul Islam said today.

He categorised these two sections of the society as holding the culture and heritage of Bangladesh and the language of this country as subsidiary and follow them less.

“This is the reason they are being targeted the most by terrorists,” he said.

As counter steps against radicalisation, Monirul pointed out that the imams and religious clerics have a responsibility to refute misleading interpretations of Islam.

Chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime, Monirul was speaking as keynote presenter at a seminar on militancy and preventive measures against it at Dhaka University.

He mentioned of de-radicalising the militants through family and friends as a possible preventive measure. He also underlined quashing as a hard-line counter-terrorism strategy.

The issue of English medium school students being involved in militancy came up after the July 1 Dhaka attack.