Dhaka, July 22 (IANS) Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday alleged that the country entered a “dangerous phase” following the July-August 2024 political upheaval as the elected Awami League government was overthrown through a “meticulously designed movement” orchestrated by former interim government chief advisor Muhammad Yunus under the guise of the quota reform protests. Addressing an international strategic dialogue titled, ‘Reinventing Bangladesh: A World Crisis to O…
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New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Security agencies are keeping a close watch on the activities of the Imam Mahmuder Kafila (IMK) which is an offshoot of the Jamaat ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). An Intelligence Bureau official said that the JMB would look to re-activate its offshoot with the specific intention of targeting northeastern India and West Bengal and would seek to recruit those who have been asked to return to Bangladesh. The states that are in focus are Assam and West Bengal.The official s…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Indian Intelligence agencies are keeping a close watch on the resurgence of an Al-Qaeda affiliate, the Ansar al-Islam (AAI). This outfit was founded in 2021 in Iraq, and it primarily fought against the secular Kurdish factions and the US-led coalition. The original Iraqi faction has now dispersed, but its wing in Bangladesh, known as the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), is showing signs of resurgence. An Intelligence Bureau official said that the ABT remains largely non…
Guwahati, May 13 (IANS) The Dibrugarh district administration in Assam has issued a stringent directive prohibiting the publication, circulation, possession and storage of extremist or jihadi material linked to banned organisations, officials said on Wednesday.According to an official order issued from the office of the District Magistrate of Dibrugarh, the restriction has been imposed under Section 98 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, in reference to a government notificat…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The West Bengal Governor earlier this week said that the twin spectre of radicalisation and militancy poses a serious challenge for the state, particularly in border districts such as Murshidabad and Malda, which share a boundary with Bangladesh.The remarks come at a time when efforts are reportedly underway to drive radicalisation programmes aimed at fuelling communal tensions and carrying out terror strikes.Intelligence agencies have, on numerous occasions over the p…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) West Bengal’s Governor earlier this week said that the twin spectre of radicalisation and militancy poses a serious challenge for West Bengal, especially in two of the several districts sharing a border with Bangladesh – Murshidabad and Malda. The comment comes at a time when efforts are on to drive radicalisation programmes aimed at both fuelling communal tensions and carrying out terror strikes.Intelligence agencies have, on numerous occasions, flagged the…
Guwahati/Agartala, Dec 30 (IANS) The Special Task Force (STF) of the Assam Police on Tuesday arrested 11 associates of the Bangladesh-linked jihadi terror outfit — Imam Mahmuder Kafila (IMK) — during coordinated operations carried out across multiple locations in Assam’s Barpeta, Chirang, Baksa and Darrang districts, as well as in neighbouring Tripura, officials said. The ‘Imam Mahmuder Kafila’ (IMK) is a Bangladesh-based offshoot of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) which is banned …
Dhaka, Dec 28 (IANS) Six convicted militants who escaped from prison during the July-August 2024 upheaval remain at large while 18 firearms looted from damaged prisons have not been found yet. At the same time, nearly 200 inmates held on charges related to militancy have been released on bail during the past eight months, with no latest information about their whereabouts, a report said, citing official sources. A report in Times of Bangladesh stated, “These developments have raised renewed conc…