TERRORIST FINANCING: A STUDY ON EXTREMIST GROUPS OF BANGLADESH

Terrorist groups maintain their finances from different sources which is difficult to track. In various studies it came out that individuals, organizations donate money to terror outfit. These sources of financing were not easily traceable. Due to technological advances, it has become very easy to send money without exposing the sources. However, governments have taken various measures to halt these sources. Despite their efforts it seems quite impossible to trace some sources. This paper investigate secondary sources of information to study financing the extremist groups in Bangladesh. It has been found that, individuals, some NGOs, organizations were held responsible for financing such groups. It is also came out that, due to lack of evidences it is not possible to take any measures against those sources. Besides, individuals donate money from their earning to terrorist groups which is not easily identifiable.