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  • Married Woman Had Sexual Affair With Bangladeshi, Blackmailed With Sex Videos

    Married Woman Had Sexual Affair With Bangladeshi, Blackmailed With Sex Videos

    A Bangladeshi national filmed himself having sex with a married Singaporean woman, then threatened to send the explicit video clip to her friends and family.

    On Tuesday (May 24), the 42-year-old man was sentenced to five months’ jail after admitting to threatening the woman, aged 38, between March 27 and April 4 this year.

    He was initially scheduled to go for trial but changed his mind and pleaded guilty on Monday (May 23). Neither he nor the complainant can be named due to a gag order.

    Deputy Public Prosecutor Ryan David Lim said the pair were in an intermittent relationship from around 2007 to 2013. They broke up in 2014 and he returned to Bangladesh.

    He returned in early 2015 and tried to resume their relationship but she refused.

    He told her he had multiple video clips of them having sex and the contact details of her family and neighbours. He sent her screenshots of the details to substantiate his claims.

    He told her that they would have to meet before he would allow her to delete the video clips from his mobile phone.

    The complainant had sex with him multiple times to try to have the video clips deleted. But the accused had saved several copies of the clips and the complainant was unable to delete all of them.

    On Jan 28, 2016, while they were having sex, he filmed a video clip of the act without her knowledge, using his mobile phone.

    From March 28 to April 6, as the complainant began ignoring him, he sent several messages to her over the WhatsApp messaging service, threatening to send the video clip to her friends and family.

    On April 6, after the complainant did not reply to his messages, her husband and daughter each received a copy of the video clip from the accused’s mobile phone.

    When her daughter received it, she screamed from her room and shouted at her mother to tell the accused to stop disturbing her. The daughter then retrieved the phone belonging to her father and deleted the video clip that the accused had sent.

    The accused could have been jailed for up to two years and fined for criminal intimidation.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com

  • Bangladeshi Workers Worried They Can’t Pray Together

    Bangladeshi Workers Worried They Can’t Pray Together

    Some Bangladeshi workers sporting a beard are perceived as terrorists.

    Others are not allowed to have their meals together – a measure some companies have taken to prevent any sharing of propaganda material among workers, said Mr A.K.M. Mohsin (photo), editor of Banglar Kantha, Singapore’s only Bengali newspaper.

    With Ramadan coming up next month, the workers are now worried they will not be able to pray together.

    Such is the impact that the latest spate of arrests and detentions of Bangladeshi workers under the Internal Security Act has had on the community, said Mr Mohsin.

    Late last year, 27 Bangladeshi men were arrested and deported for terror links and possession of material on terrorist propaganda.

    Last month, another eight men were detained under the Internal Security Act. Five others were repatriated.

    Mr Mohsin, 52, explained: “Ninety-five per cent of the Bangladeshi workers here are Muslim, and most are very pious.

    “They grow beards to emulate the actions of Prophet Muhammad, who is believed to have had a beard. But now they feel that if they follow their religion closely, people here will think that they are terrorists.”

    As someone who runs Dibashram – a space for migrant workers here to get together for cultural activities and fellowship – Mr Mohsin is concerned about the plight of the Bangladeshi workers after the high-profile arrests.

    “We should allow them to spend their weekends on recreational activities so they don’t have time to do bad things, or be involved in ridiculous discussions (that are held to radicalise).

    “We should think of migrant workers as human beings, not machines,” he said.

    WORRIED FOR HIS CHILDREN

    As a father of three daughters aged six, 16 and 18, he is also concerned about how his children will be affected by the news.

    “Like other parents, I’m worried about how Singaporeans will look at my children in another way. Actually, (these arrests) bring a lot of shame to us,” he said quietly.

    Mr Mohsin is expected to meet the Singapore Bangladesh Society today to come up with some measures to improve the situation.

    “Today, I told some of them (in the society) that we come forward to do something only when an incident like this happens. After that, we stop. That is no good. We have to continue our efforts to the migrant workers here,” he said.

    Singapore ‘not exempted’ from radicalisation sweeping world

    The wave of radicalisation is sweeping through the world and our region – and Singapore is not exempted, said Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam (right) yesterday afternoon.

    He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a closed-door event at Temasek Polytechnic.

    On Tuesday, the Home Affairs Ministry revealed that eight radicalised Bangladeshi men were detained last month under the Internal Security Act for plotting terror attacks in their own country.

    They would meet in parks or open fields, and share large amounts of radical propaganda and videos. (See report below)

    Another five investigated under the ISA were repatriated.

    “These people had wanted to go to the Middle East but they couldn’t and so they were looking at other means.

    “We could have been a target because they were prepared to attack anywhere.

    “If they had been directed to attack in Singapore, they would have attacked in Singapore.

    “So it shows the seriousness. It brings home again Paris, Jakarta… (the threat) is here to stay,” said Mr Shanmugam.

    Adding that material on bomb-making and sniper rifles were recovered on detainees, he said: “You and I don’t go do research on those… so yes, there is a concern.”

    We could have been a target because they were prepared to attack anywhere. If they had been directed to attack in Singapore, they would have attacked in Singapore.

    – Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam

    5 things to know about the detainees

    Eight Bangladeshis, who called themselves the Islamic State in Bangladesh (ISB), were detained last month under the Internal Security Act (ISA), and another five were repatriated, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Tuesday. Here are five things you need to know about the detainees:

    1 ISB’s leader was radicalised in 2013

    Rahman Mizanur, 31, had been working on and off in Singapore since 2007. When he last came to Singapore last December, the authorities had no information to suggest that Rahman had radicalised views.

    At the time of his arrest, he was working as a draftsman in a construction firm.

    The seeds of terrorism were first sown in Rahman in 2013 when he read radical material online. He became more radicalised after a fellow Bangladeshi shared the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) propaganda material with him last year in Bangladesh.

    2 ISB was a structured organisation

    Members were given specific roles, such as leader and deputy leader, and were assigned responsibilities like managing the finances.

    They would usually meet at parks or open fields and would share large amounts of radical propaganda and videos.

    ISB was the first group comprising all foreigners to be detained under the ISA for terrorism-related activities in Singapore, said MHA.

    3 Detainees had at least three years’ work experience here

    When the eight detainees first came to work here, they were not known to be radicalised or involved in terrorism-related activities.

    Each of them had worked here for between three and 10 years in the construction and marine industries. The authorities found no significant concentration in any particular company or accommodation.

    The workers were arrested between late March and early April and were issued with two-year Orders of Detention late last month.

    Five other workers who were repatriated – Evan Galib Hassan Chowdhury, Rana Masud, Pailot Md Rana Miea, Islam Tanjemul and Alomgir Md – were not part of the ISB, said MHA. But they possessed or proliferated jihadi-related materials, or supported the use of armed violence in pursuit of a religious cause.

    4 Funds raised by ISB were members’ own contributions

    At the time of the arrests, money was seized from the detainees.

    MHA said the funds raised were from the members’ own contributions. The members had intended to use the funds to buy firearms for their planned terror attacks, but are not known to have acted yet.

    Several of them may be prosecuted for terrorism-financing, and investigations are ongoing.

    5 There is no link between ISB and the Bangladeshi nationals arrested last year

    Some of the eight detainees chanced upon members of the radical religious group who were deported for terror links last year, but there is no indication that the eight detainees from ISB were part of this group. The Bangladeshi nationals in both incidents were not known to have been targeting Singapore at the time of their arrests.

     

    Source: www.tnp.sg

  • Bangladeshi Workers Here Condemn Countrymen, Fear For Future

    Bangladeshi Workers Here Condemn Countrymen, Fear For Future

    Bangladeshi migrant workers who spoke to TODAY condemned the actions of their countrymen who are suspected terrorists, with some worrying that this may affect their standing here in Singapore.

    Eight Bangladeshi nationals were detained last month under the Internal Security Act after they were found to have been planning to return to their home country to carry out terror attacks and establish an Islamic state branch, while working here in Singapore. This is the second reported incident in five months involving Bangladeshis — last November to December, 27 Bangladeshi workers were detained and repatriated on similar charges.

    When TODAY approached the Bangladeshi community here, some expressed their concerns, or said they would flag suspicious activities.

    Construction worker Robel Miah, 27, is “scared” that it would not be so easy to re-enter Singapore for work if this keeps up. “If people come here to make problems, then the next time, it’ll be difficult for me to come back here and work,” he said.

    Another view is that with these developments, the community has to be more pro-active to protect their livelihoods. Mr Majedur Kamrul Hasan, 21, an office administrator at a construction firm, said: “If (the suspects) had managed to do what they wanted to do, it would have harmed so many people. If I see something like this happen… I will definitely inform the police… If not, the police may think that I am one of them… and I will also be punished.”

    Construction worker Ali Mohd Yasin, 44, who has worked in Singapore for more than seven years, said those who align themselves with terror groups make Bangladesh “look bad”.

    “We are lucky to be here in Singapore … You should just work, makan (eat), sleep and sembahyang (pray) … Terrorism is no good. Islam also doesn’t support any terrorism,” he said, adding that he would inform the police if he knows of any suspicious acts.

    Construction worker Mohammad Assad, who arrived here just a week ago, was surprised by the news. “They have already caused some trouble in Bangladesh and now they are here, too,” the 25-year-old said.

    Mr Majedur, who stays at a temporary dormitory in Tai Seng, believes that integration will be a challenge. “I don’t know how Singaporeans see us, since we work all the time and don’t meet them. There is no time to go out. I will only go to the market (here in Little India), and even if we go out, we will be with our Bangladeshi friends,” he said.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com

  • MUIS: Ideologi ISIS Masih Terus Jadi Ancaman Serious

    MUIS: Ideologi ISIS Masih Terus Jadi Ancaman Serious

    PENANGKAPAN terkini satu lagi kumpulan pekerja Bangladesh menunjukkan ISIS dan ideologi pengganas terus menimbulkan ancaman serius.

    Demikian menurut satu kenyataan Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (Muis), semalam.

    Meskipun adanya penangkapan ini, Muis berkata pengalaman pihaknya dengan pekerja Bangladesh selalunya positif.

    Ramai pekerja Bangladesh menyumbang masa dan tenaga sebagai relawan di masjid bersama-sama dengan relawan setempat yang lain.

    “Misalnya semasa bulan Ramadan, mereka membantu menyiapkan makanan dan buka bersama para jemaah yang lain,” kata Muis.

    Ia menambah bahawa masjid akan terus menyambut kedatangan Muslim daripada pelbagai latar belakang dan kerakyatan bagi program keagamaan dan kelas yang dijalankan guru agama bertauliah di bawah Skim Pengiktirafan Asatizah (ARS).

    Muis telah bekerjasama dengan Persatuan Bangladesh Singapura untuk meneroka lebih banyak inisiatif bagi menyokong pekerja Bangladesh dalam kehidupan sosio-agama mereka dan berintegrasi dengan masyarakat setempat.

    Muis juga menekankan pentingnya masyarakat Muslim Singapura terus berwaspada dan tidak membenarkan sebarang ajaran yang menggalak keganasan dan ekstremis berlaku dalam masyarakat.

     

    Source: www.beritaharian.sg

  • 27 Bangladeshi Nationals Working In Singapore Repatriated, Group Planned To Carry Out Violent Extremism In Other Countries

    27 Bangladeshi Nationals Working In Singapore Repatriated, Group Planned To Carry Out Violent Extremism In Other Countries

    The Internal Security Department has arrested 27 male Bangladeshi nationals working in Singapore, who were planning to take part in extremist activities in other countries, including their homeland of Bangladesh. No terrorist acts were planned in Singapore, the authorities said.

    The 27, all working in the construction industry in Singapore, were arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA) between Nov 16 and Dec 1, 2015, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Wednesday (Jan 20). All but one have been repatriated to Bangladesh, with the last set to be repatriated after serving a jail term for attempting to illegally leave Singapore.

    Of those arrested, 26 were members of a closed religious study group that supported the armed jihad ideology of terrorist groups like Al Qaeda and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, said the MHA. The 26 subscribed to extremist beliefs and teachings of radical ideologues like Anwar al-Awlaki, the ministry added, referring to an Al Qaeda-linked extremist teacher who was killed in Yemen in 2011.

    The remaining Bangladeshi national was not a member of the group, but was found to be in the process of becoming radicalised and was supportive of extremist preachers, and also possessed jihadi-related material, the MHA said.

    “The group members took measures to avoid detection by the authorities. They shared jihadi-related material discreetly among themselves, and held weekly meetings and gatherings where they discussed armed jihad and conflicts that involved Muslims. They also carefully targeted the recruitment of other Bangladeshi nationals to grow their membership,” said the ministry in its press release, which listed the names of all 27.

    GRIEVANCES AGAINST BANGLADESHI GOVERNMENT

    A number of the group members admitted that they subscribed to the belief that they should participate and wage armed jihad on behalf of their religion, MHA said. Several of them contemplated travelling to and participating in armed jihad in the Middle East.

    Some of the group members supported the violent actions of extremist groups that killed Shi’ites because they considered Shi’ites to be “deviant”, the authorities said.

    These Bangladeshi nationals also bore grievances against the Bangladeshi government over its actions against some Bangladeshi Islamic groups and leaders, according to the press release.

    The Dhaka government has cracked down on militants in the Muslim-majority nation, blaming Islamist political opponents for instigating violence in the secular nation, and recently upheld the death penalty for a top Islamist party leader for war crimes committed decades ago.

    Those arrested in Singapore had been encouraged by their leaders to return to Bangladesh and wage armed jihad against the Bangladeshi government, said the MHA. They had also sent monetary donations to entities believed to be linked to extremist groups in Bangladesh.

    A significant quantity of radical and jihadi-related material including books and videos, as well as footage of children undergoing training in what appeared to be terrorist military camps, were recovered from the possession of the group, said the ministry.

    Several members also had a shared document containing graphic images and instruction details on how to conduct “silent killings” using different methods and weapons. For example, a copy of one of the documents, seen by Channel NewsAsia, bore the title “Techniques of Silent Killing” in English, and contained a step-by-step illustrated guide on how to stab a seated man.

    REPATRIATED

    MHA said that the Work Passes of the Bangladeshi nationals have been cancelled, with 26 of them repatriated to Bangladesh where the authorities have been informed of the circumstances of their repatriation.

    The remaining Bangladeshi national is currently serving a jail sentence in Singapore for attempting to leave the Republic via “illegal and clandestine means” after learning about the arrests of his fellow group members, the authorities said. He will be repatriated to Bangladesh upon completion of his sentence.

    “The Government takes a very serious view of any form of support for terrorism and will take firm and decisive action against any person who engages in any activity in support of terrorism. Foreigners are guests of our country and they should not abuse this privilege and use Singapore as a base to import their own domestic political agenda and carry out activities in pursuit of such an agenda,” said the Home Affairs Ministry.

    “In the same way, foreign religious speakers who propagate divisive doctrines which could lead to mistrust, enmity and hatred among local religious groups and undermine Singapore’s social cohesion are not welcomed and will not be allowed to operate in Singapore.

    “Any person, foreigner or otherwise, who engages in any activity that is inimical to Singapore’s national security and racial and religious harmony will be firmly dealt with under the law.”

    Anyone who knows or suspects that a person has been radicalised, or is engaging in extremist activities or propagating extremist teachings, should promptly inform the Internal Security Department at 1800-2626 473 or the police by calling 999, said the MHA.

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com