Political will and firm commitment shown by the government to combat domestic and transnational terrorism, and its counter terrorism activities have made it harder for transnational terrorists to operate in Bangladeshi territory.

Former UN under-secretary general and ex-Indian union minister Shashi Tahroor told the media recently that Bangladesh, under less friendly regimes, had been a haven for terrorist and militant groups that wreaked havoc in India but the country was freed from terrorism and militancy under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she adopted "zero tolerance" policy towards any sorts of terrorism and extremism.

According to the findings of the Centre for Research and Information (CRI), since the current Awami League government assumed power in 2009, the country ceased being a safe haven for national and transnational terrorists, a notoriety the country garnered during the first years of the 2000s.

The Awami League government enacted the Anti-Terrorism Act 2009 for the first time and updated the act in 2011, a specific legislation designed to fight terrorism in line with the UN Action Plan on Counterterrorism Strategy and other resolutions.

Bangladesh is also the highest contributor of troops to various United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Missions.

Appreciating the AL government, Sergey A Ryabkov, deputy foreign minister of Russia, said  Hasina 's uncompromising policy in establishing peace and security in the world has widely been recognised.

Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders lauded Bangladesh's efforts in containing recruitment of potential foreign terrorist fighters.

Besides, in the US Department of State's latest Country Reports on Terrorism 2014, Bangladesh's efforts in counter-terrorism and militancy have once again been vindicated.

The report stated that Bangladesh continued making progress in counterterrorism in 2014 with the current government demonstrating a commitment to counter both domestic and transnational terrorist groups. It noted that no major terrorist incident took place in Bangladesh in 2014.

The efforts by Bangladeshi law enforcers in arresting operatives and recruiters of ISIS, Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami and Ansarullah Bangla Team was also mentioned specifically.