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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... electoral process, the passing of repressive laws, the establishment of a paramilitary force named the Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini (JRB, the National Defense Force) with enormous power, 1 and recourse to the military to solve law and order ...
... electoral process, the passing of repressive laws, the establishment of a paramilitary force named the Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini (JRB, the National Defense Force) with enormous power,1 and recourse to the military to solve law and order ...
... electoral manipulation is difficult to determine, and the opposition parties in some cases exaggerated the facts, while the ruling party completely rejected any such charges. But analysts, for example Barua, note that the landslide ...
... electoral politics. Therefore, the list of this group is bound to be different from the list of parties represented in the parliament. The second group is comprised of parties with little or no support within the populace. These parties ...
... electoral politics in the new democratic era pushed these parties to the margin, primarily due to their inability to garner popular votes. The electorate, through the 1991 election, in large measure endorsed the twoparty system in ...
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 |