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After assuming responsibility in 2009, the current government placed highest priority to
the task of combating terrorism. In line with that policy, they formed a 17-member “Nation-
al Committee on Militancy Resistance and Prevention”, headed by the Minister for Home
Affairs and comprising of representation from relevant ministries and security agencies, to
tackle extremism and mobilize public opinion against such activities.
In the same year, the government also formed an eight-member “National Committee for
Intelligence Coordination,” with the Prime Minister as the Chairperson, to co-ordinate the
intelligence activities of different agencies. The committee was also charged with improv-
ing the campaign against extremism through exchanges between law enforcement and
intelligence agencies.
The government has, in the last six years, banned five extremist outfits, namely, Jama’atul
Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB), Harkat-ul-Jihad
al-Islami (HUJI-B), Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HT), Shahadat-e-Al Hikma and Ansarullah Bangladesh
Team (ABT). Apart from these known local groups, all terrorist groups designated as such
by the UN Security Council Committee have also been banned.
1. BANGLADESH AND COUNTERTERRORISM
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COMBATING TERRORISM ENSURING PEACE
Resolute Stance on Terrorism and Extremism
Formulating progressive
and anti-militancy Nation-
al Education Policy
Anti extremism
chapters included in
academic text books
Organizing awareness
programs against
terrorism in different
schools and colleges
Working towards
developing a standard
national curriculum for
all students
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Education Against Terrorism