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Singapore charges six Bangladeshi men for terrorism financing

Singapore charges six Bangladeshi men for terrorism financing

By REUTERS

A combination of mugshots of Bangladeshi construction and marine industry workers - Islam Shariful (top L-R), Mamun Leakot Ali, Md Jabath Kysar Haje Norul Islam Sowdagar, Miah Rubel, Rahman Mizanur (bottom L-R), Sohag Ibrahim, Sohel Hawlader Ismail Hawlader and Zzaman Daulat - who were part of a radicalised group called the Islamic State in Bangladesh (ISB) detained in April under the Internal Security Act in Singapore in this handout photo released May 3, 2016. Ministry of Home Affairs/Handout

A Singapore court on Friday charged six Bangladeshi men, who were detained last month for planning attacks in their home country, for involvement in terrorism financing activities. The six were among eight Bangladeshi men who were detained in April under Singapore's colonial-era Internal Security Act, which allows suspects to be held for lengthy periods without trial.