Islamic terrorism

==== Bangladesh ====
{{See also|Attacks by Islamic extremists in Bangladesh}}
In Bangladesh, the group [[Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh]] was formed sometime in 1998, and gained prominence in 2001.<ref name="satp">[http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/bangladesh/terroristoutfits/JMB.htm Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)], from South Asia Terrorism Portal</ref> The organization was officially banned in February 2005 after attacks on [[Non-governmental organization|NGOs]], but struck back in August when 300 bombs were detonated almost simultaneously throughout Bangladesh, targeting [[Shahjalal International Airport]], government buildings and major hotels.<ref>{{cite news|first=Maneeza|last=Hossain|url=http://www.defenddemocracy.org/in_the_media/in_the_media_show.htm?doc_id=358521|title=The Rising Tide of Islamism in Bangladesh|publisher=defenddemocracy.org|date=16 February 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060405221840/http://www.defenddemocracy.org/in_the_media/in_the_media_show.htm?doc_id=358521|archive-date=5 April 2006}}</ref><ref>''The Columbia World Dictionary of Islamism'', Columbia University Press (2007), pp. 69–70</ref>

The [[Ansarullah Bangla Team]] ('''ABT'''), also called '''Ansar Bangla''' is an Islamic extremist organization in Bangladesh, implicated in crimes including some brutal [[Attacks on atheists in Bangladesh|attacks and murders of atheist bloggers]] from 2013 to 2015 and a bank heist in April 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2015/may/25/ansarullah-bangla-team-banned|title=Ansarullah Bangla Team banned|work=dhakatribune.com|date=25 May 2015|url-status=unfit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527045656/http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/67459/Ansarullah-Bangla-Team-banned|archive-date=27 May 2015}}</ref>

[[Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami]] ({{lang-ar|حركة الجهاد الإسلامي}}, ''Ḥarkat al-Jihād al-Islāmiyah'', meaning "Islamic Jihad Movement", '''HuJI''') is an [[Islamic fundamentalism|Islamic fundamentalist]] organisation most active in South Asian countries of Pakistan, Bangladesh and India since the early 1990s. It was banned in Bangladesh in 2005.