Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh: A Complex WebRoutledge, 2012 M08 21 - 192 pages In an unprecedented show of force, organization and skill, two proscribed Islamist militant organizations exploded more than 450 bombs within a span of less than an hour throughout Bangladesh on 17 August 2005 sending a strong message that they were a force to be reckoned with. This catastrophic event, followed by a number of suicide attacks, forced the then reluctant Bangladeshi government, a coalition of center-right parties with two Islamists among them, to acknowledge the existence of a network of militants and take action against this threat. Against this backdrop, this book is the first academic study on the growing Islamist militancy in Bangladesh. It examines the relevance, significance and trajectories of militant Islamist groups in Bangladesh, exploring the complex web of domestic, regional and international events and dynamics that have both engendered and strengthened Islamist militancy in Bangladesh. The three factors - domestic, regional and international aspects - are each discussed separately and their connection and links are analyzed. It goes on to consider possible future trajectories of militant Islamism in Bangladesh. This book addresses an issue of great importance for contemporary Bangladeshi politics, and will be of interest to scholars of international politics and security studies, including terrorism and the politics of South Asia. |
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... Ershad Caretaker administration, Presidential system, under Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government headed by Khaleda Zia, Presidential form until 6 August 1991 and subsequently, Parliamentary form, Multi ...
... Ershad (1982–1990) – dominated the political scene of Bangladesh, but the nature and course of politics under their rule was virtually identical. These regimes faced similar crises, and adopted similar policies to earn legitimacy and ...
... Ershad usurped power through a coup and faced a legitimacy crisis similar to that of the Zia regime of 1975. Ershad diligently tried to tread Zia's path – formation of a party (1984), and holding ofa referendum (1985), parliamentary ...
... Ershad. In December 1990 the opposition alliances agreed a formula that would enable Ershad to hand over power to an interim government headed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Consequently the interim government was formed ...
... Ershad ensured the return of the AL to power after 21 years. Sheikh Hasina became the Prime Minister. But, “just as the AL refused to accept its defeat in the 1991 elections, the BNP refused to accept defeat in 1996.”17 The bitter ...
Contents
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a taxonomy | 29 |
3 The missing state and the homegrown militants | 44 |
4 A friendly neighborhood and the proxywars | 62 |
5 The long shadow of the distant world | 81 |
6 Future trajectories of Islamist militancy | 93 |
Constitutional provisions of the Care Taker Government Chapter IIA of Bangladesh Constitution | 111 |
Militant Islamist organizations in Bangladesh | 116 |
Profiles of Islamist militant leaders | 124 |
The JMB pamphlet calls for Islamic rule | 130 |
Bengali text of the JMB pamphlet | 134 |
Notes | 137 |
Bibliography | 162 |
Index | 167 |
Bomb attacks in Bangladesh 19992005 | 114 |