DHAKA, Bangladesh — A troubling new front in South Asia’s militant landscape has emerged: young Bangladeshis are being recruited into Pakistan’s Tehreek-i-Taliban (TTP) and other extremist groups. At least four have already been killed in clashes with Pakistani security forces, underscoring what analysts describe as a dangerous failure of the Yunus government to stem radicalization at home. Bangladesh’s Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit estimates that 25 to 30 citizens are currently fighting in Pakistan. Recruitment began around 2023, often targeting vulnerable rural youth with false promises of overseas jobs in Dubai or Saudi Arabia. Instead, many were funnelled … Continue reading Bangladesh’s Militant Pipeline to Pakistan Exposes Yunus Government’s Failures