Bangladesh, March 19 -- US Intelligence Chief, Director of National Intelligence Colonel Tulsi Gabbard has raised the alarm on the escalating crisis of Islamist extremism in Bangladesh. Speaking in an exclusive interview with NDTVs Vishnu Som, Gabbard painted a grim picture of a nation teetering on the brink of becoming a staging ground for a “global caliphate”.

This warning comes at a critical juncture for Bangladesh, a country once praised for its secular foundations but now grappling with a surge in radical Islamist activity. Gabbard emphasized that the persecution of minorities in Bangladesh is a long-standing concern, and Islamist terrorism has become a major worry for President Trumps administration.

However, recent de...