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Siddique ul-Islam fought in Afghanistan in the 1980s as a Mujahedin fighter. Upon his return to Bangladesh , he taught Bengali language for some time. Formerly a member of the Islaami Chattra Shibir, student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh , Islam joined the ranks of the JMJB and became the commander of military affairs and an acting member of the Majlis-e-Sura, its decision-making committee. Bangla bhai became infamous for the torture and intimidation of the opponents of JMJB and the minorities. On August 17 , 2005 , JMJB, under Islam's leadership, launched a nation-wide attack by exploding 500 makeshift bombs. Along with Shaykh Abdur Rahman , Islam is alleged to have masterminded the bombing. In late 2005 , a series of suicide bomb attacks rocked Bangladesh. JMJB and Jamaat-al-Mujahedin Bangladesh have claimed responsibility of these attacks.

The Government of Bangladesh proclaimed a large prize for the capture of Bangla bhai. On news report, 6 March, 2006.


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