A Bangladeshi man who propagated support for the Islamic State terrorist group on social media has been jailed for seven years by a UK court. The 28-year-old sent thousands of messages aiming to generate support for Islamic State using Facebook, WhatsApp and the Telegram messaging service. Police swooped on Kamal after a man who lives outside the UK emailed the UK Home Office in March 2017, saying he had received a Facebook message from a stranger inviting him to join Islamic State. “He could have ignored the message Hussain sent him but instead he took a screenshot of the message and contacted the UK authorities immediately. Haydon added: “We know from the disturbing material we found on his devices that he supported Islamic State.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 27, 2018 16:52 UTC