ICC Note: The Bangladeshi authorities are now watching 11 charities that they suspect are funding radical Islamic terrorist groups within the country. There has been an increase in the number of Islamic schools, madrassas, and other Muslim organizations recently and the government is seeking to prevent the spread of radical Islam across Bangladesh. The majority of Bangladeshis are Muslim and there is growing fear of an increase in the kind of violence that has spread targeting Hindus, Christians, and other religious minorities. However, whenever governments begin to crackdown on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society suspecting ties to terror, the measures carry with them fear that Christian organizations may also be targeted for their religious identity.

07/21/2016, Dhaka, Bangladesh (AsiaNews.it) – The organizations receive money since 2012. The funds come from the Middle East countries – such as Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia – and the UK. Islamist groups have opened schools, madrassas, hospitals and training centers. At least 231 associations bankrolled terrorism, with 500 thousand employees throughout the country.

In an effort to curb the spread of radical Islam that led to the massacre of foreigners in the cafés of Dhaka, the Bangladeshi authorities have put under observation 11 non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

They are suspected of having received funds from abroad to finance terrorist groups banned at home. Sources close to the government revealed that the NGOs in question receive the money since 2012, and instead of spending it on development activities to combat poverty – as stated in an official declaration – it was delivered into the hands of Islamic militants.

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