9 GeoFroggy

Terrorist Groups

Terrorist Groups Home Based

Harakat ul jihad i islami bangladesh huji b: aim(s): install an Islamic state in Bangladesh
area(s) of operation: headquartered in Bangladesh and mostly active in the southeast; maintains a network of madrassas in Bangladesh; has links with al-Qa'ida and Pakistan-based terror groups advocating similar objectives, including Harakat-ul Jihad Islami (HUJI) and Lashkar e-Tayibba (LeT) (2019)

Islamic state of iraq and ash sham isis networks in bangladesh: aim(s): replace the Bangladesh Government with an Islamic state and implement ISIS's strict interpretation of Sharia; ISIS operates in Bangladesh under the name Islamic State in Bangladesh (ISB)
area(s) of operation: operates primarily in Dhaka
note: targets foreigners, foreign aid workers, university professors, students, and secular bloggers for assassination; core ISIS refers to its Bangladesh branch as Bengal (2019)

Terrorist Groups Foreign Based

Al qa ida aq: aim(s): overthrow the Bangladesh Government and, ultimately, establish a pan-Islamic caliphate under a strict Salafi Muslim interpretation of sharia
area(s) of operation:
operates in collaboration with its al-Qa'ida in the Indian Subcontinent affiliate
note:  also known as Ansar al-Islam in Bangladesh (2019)

Al qa ida in the indian subcontinent aqis: aim(s): protect Muslims in Bangladesh from perceived injustices and, ultimately, establish an Islamic caliphate in the Indian subcontinent
area(s) of operation:
active throughout the country, targeting primarily military and security personnel, but also activists, bloggers, academics, and religious minorities
note:  also known as Ansar al-Islam in Bangladesh (2019)