As part of the process, the FBI wanted to let its members interrogate militant suspects arrested in recent months. “They [the FBI] have told us that they have much knowledge and expertise in this matter and that they want to understand the militants’ psychology. But they [local militants] may have connection with the foreigners.”The official continued: “Many of the militants may have involved in militancy while staying or studying abroad. The government claims that a new faction of local banned militant group Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) was behind the two attacks. The Foreign Ministry official said that the government believed that these local militants may have slight communication with foreign terrorist organisations through e-mail or other medium.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 06, 2016 19:52 UTC