Shahadat-e al Hiqma () is a banned Islamist terrorist organization in

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History

Shahadat-e al Hiqma was established on 8 February 2003 by Kawsar Hossain Siddique. It is believed to be funded by

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. It announced that it would wage an armed struggle to establish an

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in Bangladesh. Siddique claimed his group had 35 thousand "commandos" and "fighters". It was banned on 9 February 2003 by the Government of Bangladesh. Siddique was arrested on 9 November 2005. In July 2011, Siddique was arrested from Rajshahi after

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"found" a three year old "missing" warrant in his name. Siddique was also a member of the Freedom Party. He has in the past referred to the

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as "terrorist activity". He founded Himaloy Beverage Company which according to him is a 5 billion taka company. He was sent to jail on 28 July 2011. The group was then allegedly reactivated by Jakir Khandakar in July 2014, who would then shift the headquarters to Bandarban District in

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. It was investigated by the

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of India for the

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References

{{Islamism in Bangladesh Jihadist groups in Bangladesh Terrorism in Bangladesh Organizations established in 2003 2003 establishments in Bangladesh