‘Preparing For Jihad': Pakistan Taliban's Grip Spreads To Bangladesh, 2 Held Over Terror Links
Foysal also claimed that key accused Engineer Imran Haider had played a central role in 'recruiting and motivating Bangladeshi youths for the TTP." According to the case details, Foysal and the other accused, including Rezaul Karim Abrar, Asif Adnan, Zakaria Masud, and Md Sanaf Hasan, were allegedly 'spreading TTP ideology online and preparing for jihad".
The phrase 'preparing for jihad" featured explicitly in the charge sheet accessed by the Dhaka Tribune, highlighting how the group was not just sharing radical content but actively pushing towards recruitment and militant training.
In a separate operation on July 14, Shamin Mahfuz, 48, a former leader of banned outfits JMB and Jama'atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya, was arrested in Narayanganj by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and handed over to the ATU. Although not named in Foysal's case, Shamin's alleged TTP links emerged during interrogation.
With a long history of militancy cases, arms training, and reported efforts to set up extremist camps in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Shamin is also known for his connections with separatist groups like the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF). He had been out on bail since October 2024.
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