Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Shafiqul Islam while talking to reporters at his office on August 16 said that the Taliban’s recapture of Afghanistan might encourage militancy in Bangladesh and other countries in the sub-continent, reports New Age. He said that a resurgence of militancy in Bangladesh was always connected with such international major events, adding that the current development in Afghanistan might encourage some youths in Bangladesh to get involved in militancy. The DMP chief said that coordinated efforts among the Police and other state agencies are essential to prevent such militant resurgence in the country.