Ansarullah Bangla Team
Terrorist organization in Bangladesh
The Ansarullah Bangla Team is a militant group from Bangladesh and it has commited crimes such as bank robbery and the murder of atheists.[5] The group was designated a terrorist group after their bank robbing on the 25th of May 2015.[6][7] The group has been claimed to be linked with the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party by the Bengali police.[8] The group also has links to Al-Qaeda and it started in 2007 as the group "Jama'atul Muslemin" with funding coming from charities.[6]
| Ansarullah Bangla Team | |
|---|---|
| আনসারুল্লাহ বাংলা টিম | |
 Flag of Ansarullah Bangla Team | |
| Suspected Chief | Muhammad Jasimuddin Rahmani |
| Dates of operation | 2013 - present |
| Allegiance | |
| Active regions | Indian subcontinent |
| Ideology | Islamic extremism |
| Major actions | Ashulia Bank Robbery, Killing of Atheist Bloggers |
| Status | Active |
| Size | unknown |
| Designated as a terrorist group by | |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) Terrorist Group, Islamist Terrorism".
- ↑ "Proscribed terrorist groups or organisations".
- ↑ "Bangladesh".
- ↑ "CIVICUS: Bangladesh" (PDF). Universal Periodic Review.
- ↑ "Al-Qaeda branch claims responsibility for murder of writer-blogger Avijit Roy: Rab, police doubt reported claim". The Daily Star. Transcom Group. May 4, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Ansarullah Bangla Team banned". Dhaka Tribune. May 25, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Militant Ansarullah Bangla Team banned". Prothom Alo. Transcom Group. May 25, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Blogger Rajib's 'killers' linked to al-Qaeda: DB". The Daily Star. Transcom Group. March 15, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-03-18. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
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