Bangla Bhai | |
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 Bangla Bhai | |
| Born | Siddique ul-Islam 1970 |
| Died | 30 March 2007 (aged 36–37) Jhalakathi, Bangladesh |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Occupation | Military head of Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh |
Siddique ul-Islam (Bengali: সিদ্দিকুল ইসলাম, romanized: Siddikul Islam), known popularly as Bangla Bhai (Bengali: বাংলা ভাই, lit. 'Bangla Bro') (1970 – 30 March 2007), was a Bangladeshi terrorist[1] and the military commander of the Al Qaeda affiliated[2] radical Islamist organization Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (lit. 'Awakened Muslim Masses of Bangladesh'), known in popular usage as the JMJB. Most active in the north-western section of Bangladesh around the Rajshahi region, Bangla Bhai gained a nationwide and worldwide notoriety for bombings and other terrorist activities.
- ^ "Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)". South Asia Terrorism Portal.
- ^ Roggio, Bill (16 March 2006). "Dismantling JMB in Bangladesh". The Long War Journal. Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Retrieved 27 December 2007.