Dhaka, March 22: International terrorists now consider Bangladesh as safer place than Pakistan and Afghanistan, top security experts have warned, amid increasing number of leaders of militant outfits, including Pakistan based LeT and JeM, being arrested from the country.
“The recent arrests of some leaders and activists of Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed in and around Dhaka are the signs that the terrorists are considering Bangladesh as a softer destination,” said Maj Gen (retd) ANM Muniruzzaman, the President of Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS).
He said “terrorists have been finding new places to hide (in Bangladesh) as the Afghanistan and Pakistan authorities are becoming tough on militants.”
Security experts taking part in an international workshop on ‘Counter Terrorism Capacity Building’ in the capital yesterday said international terrorists now consider Bangladesh as safer place than Pakistan and Afghanistan.
–Agencies