Cox’s Bazar, 19 April 2025 — Alarming footage has surfaced from Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, showing notorious extremist Ataur Rahman Bikrampuri allegedly using children in a chilling display of radical indoctrination under the flag of the Islamic State (ISIS). The video, reportedly filmed on the beach, shows Bikrampuri distributing ISIS flags to children and making them recite extremist pledges.
Long identified by intelligence agencies as a militant figure, Bikrampuri is seen operating openly, implanting radical ideologies into young minds. In the footage, a line of children stand in disciplined formation as he delivers inflammatory rhetoric intended to radicalize.
Security analysts warn that this is not a random act but a dangerous signal of organized recruitment and propaganda efforts. “The use of children in such operations shows a disturbing escalation in militant tactics,” said a regional counterterrorism expert. “This suggests long-term strategic planning aimed at destabilization.”
The development comes at a time of deep political uncertainty in Bangladesh under the interim administration led by Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus. Critics are asking whether the resurgence of extremist activity is being enabled — either through negligence or tacit allowance — by the current regime.
“This is potentially part of a broader, more meticulous plan to turn Bangladesh into a militant breeding ground,” said London-based legal expert Sayed Abedin. “The silence of the authorities on such acts is both deafening and dangerous.”
Child welfare advocates and human rights organizations are calling for urgent government intervention to protect the children involved and prevent the spread of radical ideology.
No official comment has yet been released by the interim government. The video is currently being analyzed by intelligence units to verify its source and assess the security threat.
