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"Some Al Qaeda elements have taken shelter in Bangladesh... the foreign media has reported several such instances and our own sources have confirmed many of these reports," he told the Lok Sabha.

A large number of madrassas have sprung up along the Indo-Bangla border, he said adding major insurgent groups have established training camps in different parts of Bangladesh.

He said the Indian high commissioner in Dhaka has conveyed India's "strong concern over shelter being obtained on Bangladesh territory by people acting inimical to India's interests".

"The Bangladesh foreign minister intimated that instructions have been issued not to allow presence of Indian insurgents or their free movement across the border," he said.

India has succeeded in convincing the international community of the activities of Pakistan, he told Shyama Singh (Congress), who raised the issue.

Despite promises from President Pervez Musharraf, "there is no evidence of any firm attempts being made to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan", Sinha said.

He said Islamabad has established "an elaborate infrastructure for recruitment, indoctrination and training of terrorists on its territories and territories under its control". This includes launching stations, communication centres and training camps.

Replying to a question by Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee about counterfeit currency in parts of Bengal and the Northeast, the minister said these are the "favourite instruments" of terrorists.

The Reserve Bank of India and other concerned agencies are aware of the problem and are taking steps to check these activities, Sinha added.

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