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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... February 2003), the JMB and the JMJB (banned in February 2005), and the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islam Bangladesh (HuJiB, banned in October 2005). The menacing acts of these militants, particularly the reign of terror unleashed in the ...
... February 1991 27 February 1991 to 30 March 1996 30 March 1996 to 23 June 1996 23 June 1996 to 15 July 2001 15 July 2001 to 9 October 2001 10 October 2001 to 28 October 2006 29 October 2006 to 11 January 2007 12 January 2007 to present ...
... February 1996. The election, boycotted by the opposition parties, was rejected by a majority of the electorate as only 20 percent turned out to vote. Blatantly manipulated by the state machinery, the election gave the BNP a two-third ...
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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 |