Allah'r Dal

Allah'r Dal/Allah'r Sarkar
আল্লাহর দল/আল্লাহর সরকার
Also known asAllah'r Sarkar (God's Government)
FoundersAbdul Motin Mehdi
LeaderSheikh Kamal (arrested) and several others
Dates of operation1995-present
Country Bangladesh
IdeologyIslamism
Islamic fundamentalism
StatusActive
Part of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
Opponents Bangladesh
Battles and warsInternal conflict in Bangladesh
Designated as a terrorist group by

Allah'r Dal (Bengali: আল্লাহর দল, lit.'God's Group') is an Islamist terrorist organisation operating in Bangladesh. The group also operates under the name Allah'r Sarkar (Bengali: আল্লাহর সরকার, lit.'God's Government').[1][2] Bangladesh Enterprise Institute in their 2007–2008 Trends in Militancy in Bangladesh report referred to the group as an offshoot of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh. According to the report the group is most active in Kushtia District, Meherpur District, and Chuadanga District.[3]

  1. ^ "Allah'r Dal banned in Bangladesh". The Business Standard. 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  2. ^ "Allah'r Sarkar: The threat must be removed before too late". The Business Standard. 2019-09-28. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  3. ^ "Militants regrouping for attacks, says study". The Daily Star. 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2021-04-20.