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Bangladesh Becomes Pakistan's Covert Gateway for India Terror Ops: Report

A report in Bangladeshi weekly 'Blitz' warns that Pakistan's ISI is using Bangladesh as an unintended logistical and ideological base for covert operations against India. The operations involve infiltrating trained operatives from the 'Mohajir Regiment' across the Indo-Bangladesh border to execute subversive activities. The report details how policy shifts under Bangladesh's interim government have waived key security checks, creating a corridor for smuggling arms and terror finances. Intelligence indicates a reactivation of networks between Lashkar-e-Taiba and Bangladeshi radical leaders, with the campaign ominously timed around India's Republic Day.

Key Points: Pakistan Using Bangladesh as Gateway for Covert Ops Against India

  • ISI reactivating proxy jihad playbook
  • 'Mohajir Regiment' operatives infiltrating border
  • LeT-Bangladeshi radical networks reassembled
  • Bangladesh policy shifts enable smuggling
  • Campaign timed with India's Republic Day
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​Bangladesh emerging as 'unintended gateway' for Pakistan's covert operations against India: Report

Intelligence report warns Pakistan's ISI is exploiting Bangladesh as a base for proxy jihad and terror infiltration targeting India ahead of Republic Day.

"For Pakistan's deep state, terrorism is not an aberration - it is doctrine. - Blitz report"

Dhaka, Jan 20

While Pakistan's global reputation as a state sponsor of terrorism is well known, what is deeply concerning is the emergence as an inadvertent conduit for Islamabad's secret operations. By permitting its territory to serve as a logistical and ideological base, Dhaka risks becoming embroiled in Pakistan's long-standing conflict with India, a report stated on Tuesday.

According to a report in leading Bangladeshi weekly 'Blitz', the signals of danger are evident as Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is once again using religion as a tool, exploiting borders, and deploying proxies to fuel instability in the region.

"For Pakistan's deep state, terrorism is not an aberration - it is doctrine. While the world remains distracted by diplomatic theatrics and hollow pledges of reform from Islamabad, Pakistan's ISI has quietly reactivated its most lethal playbook: proxy jihad against India. Timed ominously with India's Republic Day celebrations, fresh intelligence reveals that the ISI is orchestrating a multi-layered campaign of terror, subversion, and ideological warfare - stretching from West Bengal to Bangladesh, and extending into Indian diplomatic missions across the West," it detailed.

Citing intelligence assessments, the report indicated that, under the direct operational coordination of the Pakistani ISI's "Dhaka Cell", trained operatives from the so-called "stranded Pakistani" community - in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) - are being systematically infiltrated across the Indo-Bangladesh border into Indian territory.

"These individuals are reportedly tasked with executing subversive and destabilising activities. The unit, referred to in intelligence dossiers as the 'Mohajir Regiment', consists of operatives aged between 18 and 40, including both male and female members. A subset of these operatives has received specialised training in the making of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and in conducting suicide attacks," it mentioned.

The report stressed that since the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government assumed office in 2024, a series of policy shifts and ideological concessions have created a fertile environment for Islamist networks, reactivating long-dormant connections between the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Bangladeshi radical leaders

"For years, LeT founder Hafiz Saeed cultivated relationships with figures such as Mufti Harun Izhar and Ansar al-Islam chief Mufti Jashimuddin Rahmani. Those networks, intelligence sources confirm, are now being quietly reassembled," it added.

Since late 2024 under the Yunus regime, the report said, Bangladeshi authorities have waived mandatory inspections for Pakistani shipments, abolished post-landing cargo checks, and scrapped security clearance procedures for Pakistani visa applicants.

"Diplomatic missions were instructed to stop seeking intelligence vetting altogether. Collectively, these measures open a perilous corridor for smuggling explosives, arms, narcotics, and terror finances - directly undermining India's eastern border security," the Blitz report noted.

- IANS

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Sarah B
As someone who has lived in Kolkata, the thought of instability spreading from across the border is frightening. The report about the 'Mohajir Regiment' is particularly alarming. Hope our agencies are on high alert, especially with Republic Day around the corner.
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Vikram M
The policy shifts by the Yunus government in Bangladesh, like waiving cargo checks, seem incredibly short-sighted. It's not just India's problem; terrorism is a regional cancer. Dhaka should realize that playing with fire will burn them too. They need to secure their own house.
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Priya S
While the threat is real, we must also be careful not to generalize or blame the entire Bangladeshi people or government. There are many forces at play. Our diplomacy needs to be firm but also work with the sensible elements within Bangladesh to counter this. Jai Hind.
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Rohit P
Hafiz Saeed's networks being reactivated? This is a nightmare scenario. We've seen the damage in Mumbai. Our intelligence has to be ten steps ahead this time. No more 26/11s. The report says "terrorism is doctrine" for Pakistan - the world needs to wake up to this fact.
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Kavya N
This is why strong border infrastructure and technology like smart fencing are so crucial. We can't rely on neighbors' vigilance alone. Time to double down on securing every inch of the border with drones, sensors, and increased BSF patrols. Safety of our citizens comes first.

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