The collaboration between Pakistani and Bangladeshi security establishments reportedly includes military training and potential infiltration within Bangladesh’s elite security agencies like the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) and the National Security Intelligence (NSI). A plan for a National Armed Reserve, involving around 8,800 radicalized Muslim youth, has emerged after meetings between Pakistani officials and Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami party.
Brigadier (Retd.) Abdullahil Aman Azmi, son of Jamaat-e-Islami’s Golam Azam, is allegedly gaining influence in Bangladesh, with suspicions of Pakistani backing for a key government position. Sources suggest Azmi leads a “parallel leadership” within the Bangladeshi Army, with Army chief General Waker-uz-Zaman reportedly showing deference towards him. Azmi is seen as the core of a right-wing extremist ideology within the Army.
Classified documents indicate that radicalized retired Bangladeshi military officers in Dhaka have been holding secret meetings with Pakistani intelligence to establish an Islamist militia under the guise of a ‘National Armed Reserve.’ Brig Azmi and other retired officers are said to have connections with senior Bangladesh Army officials, raising concerns about potential security risks.
