Bangladesh, April 26 -- A wide-ranging internal investigation has been initiated within the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) following allegations that a missing service member was found at a hideout linked to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The development has raised serious concerns about potential extremist infiltration within the ranks of the countrys military and triggered a coordinated security response across multiple installations.

According to sources within security and intelligence agencies, the probe began after a BAF warrant officer, who had been stationed at BAF Base Zahurul Haque, went absent without official leave for nearly two months. His unexplained disappearance prompted internal alarm, eventually leading to intelligen...