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Himanta Biswa Sarma said security agencies were receiving warnings.
Pakistan’s foreign minister was to visit Dhaka over the weekend.
Members of the Awami League have also expressed concern.
Bangladesh’s shift to Islamic extremism, “hobnoving” with the flag of Pakistan and ISIS, has sparked concerns among Indian authorities and members of Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League.
Assam Prime Minister Himantabiswasarma said security agencies were receiving warnings. Speaking to reporters in the Guwahati state capital, Salma said, “I am also concerned about the recent hobnoving between Bangladesh and Bangladesh and Pakistan. So I have warned security agencies to stay vigilant and stay alert about what is happening across the border.”
Despite international condemnations, concerns are rising as Pakistan’s Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ishak Dal continue to defend terrorism against India by calling out terrorists who attacked the “freedom fighters” on Tuesday.
Speaking about the terrorists who attacked in Pahargam, Dah said, “The one who attacked in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahargam district on April 22nd may be freedom fighters. I don’t know who they are.”
Dal is scheduled to visit Dhaka over the weekend, and Yunus (the post equivalent to the prime minister) is seeking strong ties with Pakistan. Experts said Pakistani forces, which train and sponsor terrorists, would like to train and sponsor attacks on India through the western border and do the same through the eastern border.
However, after the Pahargam terrorist attacks and rising tensions between India and Pakistan, Islamabad and Dhaka have decided to reschedule the DAR visit at the request of the Pakistani side. Sources said the new date will be announced later.
Awami League’s concerns
Members of the Awami League point to concerning developments such as the ISIS flags on display at the Rallies.
“Children are protesting with the #isis flag. Even children are indoctrinated into extremism in #Bangladesh under the #yunus dictatorship,” Sajeeb Wazd, the son of Sheikh Hasina, said in a post in X.
Children protesting #isis Flag. Even children are instilled in extremism. #bangladesh Under #yunus Dictatorship. pic.twitter.com/k9wbgp3qqs
– Sajeeb Wazed (@sajeebwazed) April 24, 2025
Sajeeb Wazed also shared a post written by Mohammed a Arafat, another Awami league leader. This detailed how Muhammad Yunus appointed leadership positions in the police counterterrorism and cross-crime (CTTC) unit, including those sympathetic to “jihadists” on his advisory board.
The Post states, “…so known jihadists have even met with members of the country’s counterterrorism division and legal advisor Asif Nazr.
Why is Bangladesh heading towards the radical/Taliban path under Yunus?
because,
(1) For the past 7 months, #yunus It’s not just that they’ve released many tops #jihadists From prison, however, his administration intentionally abused and expelled law enforcement… pic.twitter.com/un8kvweqbu– Mohammad A. Arafat (@maarafat71) April 23, 2025
This post features photographs of a hardcore jihadist and professional craftsman from Harkat-ul-Jihad-Al Islami Bangladesh (Huji-B) decades ago, and features photos of meeting legal counsel Nazrul at the office of the Ministry of Law. Izhar knows links with Lashkar Aetaiba, who has made several attacks against India, including the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
Izhar has been charged with more than 25 cases in connection with terrorism. His terrorist activities were revealed when transnational militant groups were destroyed by law enforcement while undergoing military training at Madrassa, Izhar, in the Lalhan region of Chittagong. He and three other terrorists were arrested from his secret training facility in 2009, and they revealed they were planning to attack the US Embassy and the Indian High Commissioner, Arafat said.
On July 10, 2013, Izar was arrested again after a hand-held bullet left at Madrassa, killing three people. The incident also led to a huge cache of IED manufacturing materials recovered from his room.
The legal counsel Nazrul, a known anti-Indian voice, has also made comments objecting to the Pahargam terrorist attacks.
