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AC Nazmul said they have noticed a paradigm shift in militant activities in the country after 2007, with the emergence of Al-Qaeda-inspired militant outfit Ansar Al Islam Bangladesh and Islamic State-inspired outfit Neo JMB.

According to the CTTC research report, around 73.2 percent of arrestees were from a general education background, while 23 percent were from madrasa education and only 2.1 percent from vocational background.

Among them, around 1.6 percent have no educational background.

“Among the arrestees, 46 percent were university graduates,” said Nazmul.

AC Nazmul also mentioned that in recent times they have seen a sharp decline in militant attacks in the country. No such attack has taken place in 2021.

However, militants have an active presence on social media. “A special team is monitoring their social media activities 24/7,” said the official.

Mirza Mehedi Tamal, president of CRAB, presided over the workshop, while Md Asaduzzaman, chief of the CTTC unit, was present as chief guest.

In his welcome speech, Mahfuzual Islam, deputy commissioner of CTTC, said police can’t deal with militancy alone.

“We have already taken steps and provided training to different stakeholders, such as teachers, students and local representatives,” he said.

CTTC has organised training programmes in 42 districts out of 64 in the country so far.

Asaduzzaman said due to continuous intel-led operations, no terrorist incidents have taken place in 2021.