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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... March 2006 seven key leaders and hundreds of members of the militant network had been arrested and charged with a number of subversive acts. By August 2006, with somewhat unusual speed, local courts had handed down verdicts on a number ...
... March 1973 7 March 1973 to 27 December 1974 28 December 1974 to 25 January 1975 25 January 1975 to 15 August 1975 15 August 1975 to 7 November 1975 7 November 1975 to 30 May 1981 30 May 1981 to 24 March 1982 24 March 1982 to 6 December ...
... March 1973 was marred by intimidation of political opponents, and abuse of government power to sway the votes in favor of the AL. The disunity among opposition political parties and their failure to present any pragmatic alternative ...
... March 1982), both regimes were characterized by repression, curtailment of democratic rights, and the manipulation of constitutional processes, and both brought religion into the political arena. The brutal coup of 15 August 1975 was ...
... March 1996. But in a marathon session the night before the dissolution, parliament amended the constitution and made the Care Taker Government (CTG) a part of the constitution.15 The 13th Amendment stipulates that upon dissolution of ...
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 |