Terrorism in Bangladesh Quotes

“Wikipedia: Terrorism in Bangladesh”

“Terrorism in Bangladesh is a relatively new but internationally linked phenomenon, especially when compared to its presence in other South Asian states.”

“On the ground, in the investigations that we have carried out, we did not get any evidence of ISIS links as yet. I do not think, any terrorist or groups would ever gain permanent or semi-permanent ground in Bangladesh”

“The most important characteristic of contemporary terrorism in Bangladesh is the terrorists' ability to sustain and regenerate by adapting the security environment by using the loopholes in the criminal justice system.”

“While the bomb blasts and the suicide bombings point towards a supportive role being played by external extremist groups, terrorism in Bangladesh is essentially a home-grown war militants are waging against their own people.”

“The arrival of a large al-Qaeda group in the capital Dhaka raises pressing concerns that Bangladesh may have become a dangerous new front in America s war on terror. Indeed, one Bangladeshi newspaper last month even quoted an unamed foreign embassy in Dhaka as saying Osama bin Laden's No. 2, Egjqjtian Ayman al-Zawahiri, had been hiding out in the country for months after arriving in Chittagong. Today, southern Bangladesh has become a haven for hundreds of jihadis on the lam. They find natural allies in Muslim guerrillas from India hiding out across the border.”