Indian intelligence officials allege that the leader of a BNP coalition partner, Mufti Fazlul Haque Amini, maintains ties to the banned armed Islamist group Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami, or Huji, which in turn is allegedly linked to Al Qaeda. In 1999, Huji members attempted to assassinate the moderate poet Shamshur Rahman with an axe.
孟加拉国独立事业内在的危险是真实的。印度情报官员宣称BNP某联盟伙伴领导人，Mufti Fazlul Haque Amini与被取缔的伊斯兰武装团体孟加拉伊斯兰圣战运动 （Huji）保持着联系，而该组织又与基地组织关系密切。1999年，Huji成员试图用一把斧子刺杀温和派诗人Shamshur Rahman。44名Huji成员遭到逮捕，其中2名据称是由奥索玛·本·拉登（Osama Bin Laden）从南非和巴基斯坦派来将钱分发给极端主义madrassas的。