Ansar al-Islam was also banned by the government in March 2017 in the context of a series of terrorist attacks and killings. The name Jamaatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya first surfaced around that time. RAB says several members of Harkatul Jihad, JMB and Ansar al-Islam launched the new extremist group in 2017. After the arrest of 12 members of the Jamaatul Ansar in two rounds, RAB said that this new militant organisation was being supported by the Kuki-Chin National Front, also known as Bawm Party, a separatist outfit. The group in the Chattogram Hill Tracts area was believed to be providing the Islamist group with hideouts and training.

Source: bd News24 August 10, 2023 22:40 UTC