In recent years, Ms. Hasina's government has effectively cracked down on the terrorist group Harakat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami, which used Bangladesh as a staging ground for attacks in India.
WSJ: Sadanand Dhume: Bangladesh on the Brink
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Famous for the December 1998 hijacking of an Air India passenger jet and the May 8, 2002 murder of a busload of French engineers in Karachi, Harakat members make no secret of their ties.