Though the world is transfixed by the debate over whether the Islamic State has arrived in Bangladesh, the name is largely irrelevant to the story. May 25, 2016: Hindu shoe shop owner Debesh Chandra Pramanik killed in Gaibandha. Then, on October, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for killing Japanese national Hoshi Kunio. Late last year, police said, Kabir set up an Islamic State recruitment cell inside Bangladesh, along with his old friends, Nazrul Islam, Rabiul Islam and Anwar Hossain. April 30, 2016: Hindu tailor Nikhil Joarder is hacked to death in Tangail.

Source: Indian Express July 03, 2016 22:02 UTC