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| Bangladesh as the new hub of international terrorism |
| 2006-01-06 |
| Security experts believe that Bangladesh has now emerged as the second front of Islamic terror in South Asia over the last few years as many Islamic groups linked to Osama bin Laden led al-Qaeda have set up their training camps on Bangladesh soil. A meeting between Border Security Force (BSF) of India and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), nearly three months back on the issue of the terror camps running in Bangladesh ended on a stormy note as Bangladesh denied all allegations that any militant camps operates from its soil. India's Border Security Force (BSF) has given a list of more than 192 camps of various militant outfits active Bangladesh. Its no secret now that most of these insurgent bases are being funded by Pakistan's intelligence agency, the ISI. Pakistan’s ISI is also using Bangladesh as a new transit point to infiltrate militants. A former director general of India's Border Security Force, Prakash Singh had revealed that more than 3,000 Al-Qaeda and ISI terrorists have entered into India from Bangladesh this year. In a recent non official survey it was concluded that more than 50 lacs Bangladeshis are staying illegally in India, thanks to the spineless attitudes of Indian Politicians. Bangladeshis are given free passports in exchange for votes and as a result there are thousands of them pouring into India. The biggest obstacle in tackling the problem lies with Indian policy makers and their unwillingness to acknowledge the existence of the terrorist threat. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |