26 expats deported from S�pore for �terror links�

�Deported Bangladeshis were the followers of Ahle Hadith and used to invite people to accept Islam as religion�

Twenty-six Bangladeshis, arrested in Singapore for their alleged involvement with terror groups like ISIS and al Qaeda, were deported to Bangladesh in coordination with Dhaka, top Foreign Ministry officials told The Independent yesterday.
“Twenty seven Bangladeshis were arrested in Singapore and 26 were deported to the country. This has happened in coordination with us,” a top Foreign Ministry official said,
adding that all the 26 individuals are
now under the scanner of the law enforcing agencies.
“In light of the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Singapore, the Singapore authorities have agreed to send the people in question to Bangladesh to face legal procedures. Singapore could have tried them over there,” Bangladesh High Commissioner to Singapore Mahbub Uz Zaman told The Independent over telephone.
Twenty seven Bangladeshis were arrested between November 27 and December 1 by the Singaporean authorities under their Internal Security Act and conducted investigations into their alleged allegations, he said.
There has been no case against them and they were the followers of Ahle Hadith and used to invite people to accept Islam as religion, a Foreign Ministry source said yesterday.

After conducting investigations, the Singaporeans were of the opinion that the individuals might have been planning to ‘carry out terrorist activities’ in Bangladesh, said the High Commissioner.
However, he said that the Singaporeans informed that the Bangladeshis were not planning any terrorist activities in Singapore.
Mahbub Uz Zaman said that in coordination with the Bangladesh side they deported 26 Bangladeshis in some batches to face legal actions in Bangladesh within December 15.
Prior to the deportation, work permits of all the 27 individuals, who used to work there, were revoked, he said.
The 27th Bangladeshi was not deported as he has already been convicted in Singapore and is serving sentence in that country , he said.
He will be taken care of by the Bangladeshi law enforcing agencies upon his return after serving sentence, the envoy said.
Of the deported 26 individuals, legal procedures including placing them on remand are going on while the other 12 are under police surveillance, he said.
The Foreign Ministry is likely to receive a report from Bangladesh Mission in Singapore over the matter today.
Quoting Bangladesh High Commissioner in Singapore Mahbub-uz-Zaman, BBC Bangla said the suspended Bangladeshis had long been under the watch of Singapore law enforcement agencies.
The Singaporean government contacted Bangladesh government before sending them back to Bangladesh, he added.
According to the Straits Times, an English-language daily of Singapore, investigations showed that they supported the arrestees supported the armed jihad ideology of terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Some of them had considered waging armed jihad overseas, but they were not planning any terrorist attacks in Singapore, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in Singapore yesterday. The Bangladeshis, who were working in the construction industry there, were detained between November 16 and December 1 last year, the report said. In the course of their arrests, the Internal Security Department in Singapore recovered a "significant amount" of radical and jihadi-related material, such as books and videos containing footage of children undergoing training in what appeared to be terrorist military camps.
"They also carefully targeted the recruitment of other Bangladeshi nationals to grow their membership," said Singapore home ministry a statement. "Members were encouraged to return to Bangladesh and wage armed jihad against the Bangladeshi government. They had also sent monetary donations to entities believed to be linked to extremist groups in Bangladesh," said the home ministry sources.
Channel News Asia reported, quoting the ministry statement, that the group members took measures to avoid detection by the authorities. “They shared jihadi-related material discreetly among themselves, and held weekly meetings and gatherings where they discussed armed jihad and conflicts that involved Muslims," said the ministry in its press release, which listed the names of all the 27 Bangladeshis.

 

 

 

26 expats deported from S�pore for �terror links�

�Deported Bangladeshis were the followers of Ahle Hadith and used to invite people to accept Islam as religion�

Twenty-six Bangladeshis, arrested in Singapore for their alleged involvement with terror groups like ISIS and al Qaeda, were deported to Bangladesh in coordination with Dhaka, top Foreign Ministry officials told The Independent yesterday. Twenty seven Bangladeshis were arrested in Singapore and 26 were deported to the country. This has happened in coordination with us, a top Foreign Ministry official said, adding that all the 26 individuals are now under the scanner of the law enforcing agencies. In light of the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Singapore, the Singapore authorities have agreed to send the people in question to Bangladesh to face legal procedures. Singapore could have tried them over there, Bangladesh High Commissioner to Singapore Mahbub Uz Zaman told The Independent over telephone. Twenty seven Bangladeshis were arrested between November 27 and December 1 by the Singaporean authorities under their Internal Security Act and conducted investigations into their alleged allegations, he said. There has been no case against them and they were the followers of Ahle Hadith and used to invite people to accept Islam as religion, a Foreign Ministry source said yesterday. After conducting investigations, the Singaporeans were of the opinion that the individuals might have been planning to carry out terrorist activities in Bangladesh, said the High Commissioner. However, he said that the Singaporeans informed that the Bangladeshis were not planning any terrorist activities in Singapore. Mahbub Uz Zaman said that in coordination with the Bangladesh side they deported 26 Bangladeshis in some batches to face legal actions in Bangladesh within December 15. Prior to the deportation, work permits of all the 27 individuals, who used to work there, were revoked, he said. The 27th Bangladeshi was not deported as he has already been convicted in Singapore and is serving sentence in that country , he said. He will be taken care of by the Bangladeshi law enforcing agencies upon his return after serving sentence, the envoy said. Of the deported 26 individuals, legal procedures including placing them on remand are going on while the other 12 are under police surveillance, he said. The Foreign Ministry is likely to receive a report from Bangladesh Mission in Singapore over the matter today. Quoting Bangladesh High Commissioner in Singapore Mahbub-uz-Zaman, BBC Bangla said the suspended Bangladeshis had long been under the watch of Singapore law enforcement agencies. The Singaporean government contacted Bangladesh government before sending them back to Bangladesh, he added. According to the Straits Times, an English-language daily of Singapore, investigations showed that they supported the arrestees supported the armed jihad ideology of terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Some of them had considered waging armed jihad overseas, but they were not planning any terrorist attacks in Singapore, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in Singapore yesterday. The Bangladeshis, who were working in the construction industry there, were detained between November 16 and December 1 last year, the report said. In the course of their arrests, the Internal Security Department in Singapore recovered a significant amount of radical and jihadi-related material, such as books and videos containing footage of children undergoing training in what appeared to be terrorist military camps. They also carefully targeted the recruitment of other Bangladeshi nationals to grow their membership, said Singapore home ministry a statement. Members were encouraged to return to Bangladesh and wage armed jihad against the Bangladeshi government. They had also sent monetary donations to entities believed to be linked to extremist groups in Bangladesh, said the home ministry sources. Channel News Asia reported, quoting the ministry statement, that the group members took measures to avoid detection by the authorities. They shared jihadi-related material discreetly among themselves, and held weekly meetings and gatherings where they discussed armed jihad and conflicts that involved Muslims, said the ministry in its press release, which listed the names of all the 27 Bangladeshis.