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ISLAMISTSWANTSHARIASTATEINSIDEBANGLADESH
(ANDMYANMAR)
http://www.weeklyblitz.net/2536/islamistswantshariastateinsidebangladesh
http://www.defence.pk/forums/bangladeshdefence/206340
islamists
want
sharia
state
inside
bangladesh.html
bySpecialCorrespondent
September6,2012
AnumberofjihadistterroroutfitscomprisingLashkareToiba,HarkatulJihad,JoisheMohammed,
HizbutTowhid,JamaatulMujahinBangladesh,HizbutTahrir,RSO,ARNO,IbtadaTullahalMuslemin
[ITM],UnitedStudentAssociationofArakanMovement,ASSFetcareconspiringtoestablishaSharia
estatewithintheeasternprovinceinBangladesh.Withthetarget,theseJihadistterroroutfitsare
intensifyingactivities
within
Chittagong,
Rangamati,
Bandarban
and
Cox's
Bazar
districts,
which
are
borderingareasofMyanmar[Burma].Accordingtointelligencereports,theJihadistsareplanningto
establishanindependentShariastatenamed'Nuresia'withitsterritoryexpandedintoChittagong,
Rangamati,BandarbanandCox'sBazardistrictsinBangladeshandtheentireArakanProvincein
Myanmar.Capturedmembersof'JamaateArakan'confessedtointerrogatorsinBangladeshthatthe
planofestablishingindependent'Nuresia'stateisgetting"fullestsupport"fromtheMuslimpopulation
inArakanprovinceinMyanmar,aswellassomeoftheMuslimnationsintheworld.
Inatopsecretreport,oneofthesensitiveintelligenceagenciesinBangladeshinformedthegovernment
abouttheincreasedanddoubtfulmovementsofforeignnationalswithinChittagong,Rangamati,
BandarbanandCox'sBazardistrictsinBangladesh.Itsaid,peoplefromPakistan,Turkey,SaudiArabia,
KuwaitandSudanaswellassomeothercountriesarevisitingCox'sBazarinadoubtfulfrequencyin
recentdays.TheydistributedreliefmaterialsduringthemonthsofRamadanamongtheresidentsof
Chittagong,Rangamati,BandarbanandCox'sBazardistrictsinBangladesh,whilelargevolumeofrelief
materialsweresmuggledtoArakanProvincethroughcrossbordertraffickingnetworkcontrolledbythe
ArakanMuslimmilitiagroupsandtheirBangladeshicounterparts.
Theintelligencereportsaid,groupsofpeoplefromPakistanarevisitingHrilaMadrassawithinthe
BangladeshMyanmarborderinTeknaf,mostofwhoarearrivinginBangladeshwith'onarrivalvisa'.It
alsosaidthattheJihadistterroroutfitsaredistributinganewspapernamed'AtTahrid'withintheir
targetedareaofsocalled'Nuresia'Shariastate,whichhasrecentlypublishedaninterviewofPakistan
basedtopaideofOsamaBinLaden.TheJihadistsaregivingmotivationtothelocalsinwagingwar
against"enemiesofIslam"withtheaimofestablishingaseparate'Nuresia'statewithinSouthAsia.The
IslamistmilitantsarealsorecruitinglocalsfromChittagong,Rangamati,BandarbanandCox'sBazar
districtsinBangladeshaswellasArakanProvinceinMyanmarandsendingthemfor'training'in
Pakistanifrontier,JammuKashmirandPalestine.Itisalsolearntfromintelligencereportthat,
organizationssuchasHamas,MuslimBrotherhoodetcareprovidingsecretfundtotheseJihadistoutfits,
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whileIranianregimeisalsoextendingpatronizationwithweaponsandfund.Theentireactivitiesof
theseJihadistsgroupsarereportedlycontrolledfromSaudiArabia,Pakistan,Libya,Singapore,Malaysia,
ThailandandUnitedKingdom.ChiefofHizbutTowhidmilitancygroupinMalaysia[KualaLumpur]is
collectingmillionsofdollarsfromvariousindividualsandorganizationsintheworld,inthenameof
'contributiontoestablishmentofsovereignNuresia'.
WhileBangladeshiauthoritiesaretakingtoughermeasuresin"combatingtheJihadists"onthebasisof
thetipsfromtheintelligenceagency,someothersourcestoldWeeklyBlitzthattheentirecaseof
intelligencereportandsubsequentgovernmentactionswereinitiatedtojustifyDhaka'srefusalin
allowingtheoppressedMuslimsinArakanProvinceintakingsafeshelterinsideBangladesh.Dhaka's
refusalinallowingtheMuslimstotakeshelterhadearnedhugecriticismintheWestandtheworld,
whileUSadministrationhasparticularlyexpressedseriousdissatisfactiononsuchstandofBangladesh.
Thesourcefurthersaidthattheentiredraftoftheintelligencereportwasplannedbyanintelligence
agencyofaneighboringcountryofBangladeshtocreatesympathyoftheWestinfavorofBangladesh
AwamiLeague.
Sensing
fastest
decline
in
popularity
of
the
ruling
party
in
Bangladesh,
the
intelligence
agencyoftheneighboringnationhasintensifiedpresenceofthemembersofitsagencyinside
Bangladesh,anditisevenlearntthatthesameintelligenceagencyisconspiringsome'majoroffensives'
toproveIslamistnotorietyinBangladesh.
SeekinganonymityanotherhighlyplacedsourceinsideBangladeshiintelligencesaid,theyneverheard
ofsuch'Nuresia'stateinthepastandtheentirestory"musthavebeenrecentlymanufactured"bythe
intelligenceagencyoftheneighboringcountrytodiverttheissuedofseriesoffailuresoftheruling
BangladeshAwamiLeagueaswellashighprofilecorruptions,withtheulteriormotiveofsalvagingthe
rulingpartyfromapossiblenosediveinnearfuture.
Note:SalahUddinShoaibChoudhurytheeditorofWeeklyblitzwhoreceivedFreedomtoWriteAward
fromPENUSAin2005wasarrestedbytheGovernmentofBangladeshinNovember7,2012