Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen

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Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen is a banned Bangladeshi Islamist organization which has called for an Islamic state to be formed in Bangladesh. In the process of attempting to achieve this goal, they have claimed responsibility for the August 17, 2005 Dhaka bombings. In addition, several captured members of the group have claimed that their targets include traditional Bangladeshi culture and non-government organizations such as BRAC, Proshika, and Grameen Bank. They are also believed to have been involved in an explosion of seven bombs on February 13, 2003 at one of its hideouts, having been preparing to set them to explode in northern Bangladeshi towns during International Mother Language Day.

Some Bangladeshi leaders however have attempted to play down the Islamist threat in Bangladesh, blaming media propaganda.

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