During a press conference on July 24, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) legal and media wing director commander Khandaker AL Moin said Jama'atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya (JAFHS) signed a formal agreement with the banned militant outfit Ansar al-Islam in order to cooperate, reports Dhaka Tribune. He further said, "Amir (Chief) Anisur Rahman alias Mahmud signed an agreement with the leaders of Ansar al-Islam at a meeting held in Kishoregonj District in 2022. Later, Ansar al-Islam provided BDT 1.5 million to JAFHS." "Anisur Rahman met and sought consultation from Nathan Bom, the head of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KCNF), and Bangchung, second in command, before coordinating with Ansar al-Islam," he added. Meanwhile, Anisur Rahman met Ansar al-Islam's Roxy and Felani at a restaurant in Comilla District, and they held another meeting at Jatrabari in the capital (Dhaka) and planned to create and expand a new organization. According to that plan, they started the activities of JAFHS. During his stay in the mountain areas of Bandarban District, he met KCNF members and had good relations with KCNF chief Nathan Baum and second-in-command Bangchung. In 2021, they signed an agreement to provide armed training to JAFHS cadres in the deep hills of Bandarban District under the umbrella of the KCNF.