There is no militant activity in Bangladesh and recent reports of deporting Bangladeshis with suspected militant ties do not indicate any links to homegrown terrorist networks, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Sunday.
He instead claimed that overstaying their visa was the reason for the the three citizens' deportation.
"There is no militant activity in Bangladesh. With your cooperation, we've rooted out militancy," he told journalists at a press briefing in the capital.
The adviser's comment comes after recent reports emerged recently of several Bangladeshi nationals being detained in Malaysia and then deported over alleged links to the Islamic State (IS).
In a televised press conference on 4 July, Malaysia's Inspector-General of Police Mohd Khalid said authorities had detained 36 Bangladesh nationals in several operations since April, all of whom had come to Malaysia to work in factories or in sectors like construction and services.
They were raising funds using international fund transfer services and e-wallets to send to Islamic State groups in Syria and Bangladesh, Ismail added, declining to provide details on the amount raised.
Authorities vow full cooperation with Malaysia
On Sunday, Bangladesh had vowed full cooperation to Malaysian authorities and sought more information, following the arrest of 36 Bangladeshi nationals in a recent security operation targeting alleged involvement in terrorist activities.
"The Bangladesh government is closely monitoring the developments, and the Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur is in close communication with the relevant Malaysian authorities, and will extend necessary support to the expatriate Bangladeshis wherever needed," the Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement issued on Saturday, quoted by local media.
The ministry also reiterated Dhaka's firm stance against all forms of terrorism, violent extremism and militancy, and said it remains ready to cooperate fully with Malaysian authorities in the matter. Malaysia authorities had earlier said that the group of Bangladeshis arrested in Malaysia was suspected of sending funds to Islamic State (IS) cells in Syria and Bangladesh.
News of the arrests first emerged on Jun 27, when Malaysia's Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail announced that 36 Bangladeshi nationals had been detained on suspicion of extremism.
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