'Danger line' from Bangladesh to India border, 3 very close to North-East border

New Delhi/Kishanganj. After the overthrow of Sheikh Hasina government, the activities of fundamentalist organizations have intensified in Bangladesh. According to intelligence agencies, at least eight terrorist training camps are active in different parts of the country, out of which three are located very close to the south-eastern border of India. These camps are being operated with the help of Pakistan-backed networks, radical organizations and international terrorist ideologies, due to which India’s security agencies have come in full alert mode.

Intelligence reports increased India’s concern

Jamaatul Ansar Phil Hindal’s camp is active in Chittagong Hill Tracts area. It is getting the support of radical networks like Shamin Mahfuz. Reports claim that this group has contacts with KNF and Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA). This area is near the border of Tripura and Myanmar due to which the danger has increased. People are suspicious. Apart from this, there are bases of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen on the river banks and four other areas. ISIS inspired Neo-JMB is considered to be the most violent group in Bogra and Chapai Nawabganj. These areas are adjacent to the Malda-Murshidabad belt of West Bengal. Hizb-ut-Tahrir is recruiting youth and spreading radical ideas in residential halls of Dhaka and the pace of recruitment has increased.

In which areas are these camps running?

A camp in Lalkhan area of Chittagong is linked to Ansar al-Islam and Lashkar-e-Taiba. It is being run by Harun Izhar and former Major Zia of Pakistani Army. It is near the border of Tripura and Mizoram. There are suspicious activities in Basila and Mohammadpur madrassas, but it is not clear which organizations are active there. There have been indications of the role of Islamic Student Organization camp in Dhaka’s Tamir-ul-Millat Madrasa and the role of Pakistan’s ISI. These camps are directly or indirectly supported by Pakistan, which includes organizations like Jamaat-e-Islami.

Terror network in areas adjacent to West Bengal

Jamaatul Ansar Phil Hindal’s camp in Chittagong Hill Tracts is getting the support of Shamin Mahfuz. It has links with KNF and ARSA. Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen is active in the river banks, Neo-JMB in Bogra-Chapai Nawabganj, and Hizb-ut-Tahrir in Dhaka halls. Three camps are very close to the Indian border, due to which the threat of cross-border terrorism has deepened. According to agency sources, recruitment of youth is fast. Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen have hideouts on river banks and other areas. Neo-JMB is carrying out violent activities in Bogra-Chapai Nawabganj.

ISI’s shadow and Pakistan connection

The special thing is that these areas are adjacent to the border of West Bengal. Hizb-ut-Tahrir is spreading ideology in the halls of Dhaka. Sajib Wajed Joy, son of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has also expressed concern. He said that radical forces are getting freedom in Bangladesh, due to which Pakistan-backed networks are getting stronger. This is a threat not only to Bangladesh but to India and the entire South Asia.

Trying to repeat the mistake of 1971?

This emerging terrorist infrastructure in Bangladesh is not only an internal security issue but is also becoming a serious challenge for the stability of the entire South Asia. The warning of Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy further makes the seriousness of this threat clear. Security agencies believe that Pakistan has forgotten to learn lessons from the history of 1971 and is once again trying to return to the old path. In the times to come, only India-Bangladesh cooperation and vigilance can counter this threat.