Allah'r Dal/Allah'r Sarkar | |
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আল্লাহর দল/আল্লাহর সরকার | |
Also known as | Allah'r Sarkar (God's Government) |
Founders | Abdul Motin Mehdi |
Leader | Sheikh Kamal (arrested) and several others |
Dates of operation | 1995-present |
Country | Bangladesh |
Ideology | Islamism Islamic fundamentalism |
Status | Active |
Part of | Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh |
Opponents | Bangladesh |
Battles and wars | Internal 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]