DHAKA, Bangladesh – Islami Chhatra Shibir, Jamaat-e-Islami's student wing, was named one of the world's most active non-state armed groups in 2013, local media reported.
In IHS Jane's latest Global Terrorism and Insurgency Attack Index released Monday (February 24th), Shibir was ranked third among ten such groups, bdnews24.com reported.
Thailand's Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) topped the list followed by the Taliban. The Communist Party of India (Maoist) and al-Qaeda in Iraq were fourth and fifth.
Matthew Henman, manager of Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Centre, told Prothom Alo that Shibir got its ranking because of widespread violence and mayhem perpetrated in the build up to Bangladesh's January 5th elections.
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