Malaysia Dismantles ISIS Network Involving Bangladeshi Workers

The Malaysian authorities have dismantled a network that used social media to spread ideology and raise funds for the ISIS terror group among Bangladeshis working in the country, its top police official said on July 4.

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Muslim-majority Malaysia has detained hundreds of people for suspected militant activities after a 2016 attack in Kuala Lumpur that was linked to ISIS, although arrests have largely abated in recent years following a regional crackdown.

Malaysia relies heavily on foreign labour to fill factory, plantation and construction jobs, with thousands of Bangladeshis moving to the country for work each year.