They each face a maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and three years of supervised release. Court documents show that in 2015, Gaffar and Khan provided financial support to two of Khan’s brothers, identified only by the initials JK and IK, who travelled to Syria to join ISIS fighters. Over the next few months, Khan, who was still in Bangladesh, observed IK watching terrorist propaganda videos featuring Anwar al-Awlaki, a designated global terrorist and key leader of ISIS. Around the same time, Gaffar began sending international money transfers to IK in Bangladesh, according to the unsealed documents. In early July 2015, IK travelled to Syria to join ISIS.

Source: bd News24 November 20, 2020 10:06 UTC