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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... political landscape of Bangladesh. Mindful of this need, the first chapter provides an overview of Bangladeshi politics. In this chapter I focus on the political history of Bangladesh, party ... four appendices. Appendix 2 presents a list of ...
... four party coalition government headed by Khaleda Zia, Parliamentary form, Multi-party Democracy Caretaker administration, Presidential form, headed by President Iajuddin Ahmed 12 January 2007 to present Caretaker administration, headed ...
... party Democracy under Nazrul Islam Interim Government, Parliamentary form, Multi-party Democracy under Sheikh ... four party coalition government headed by Khaleda Zia, Parliamentary form, Multi-party Democracy Caretaker administration ...
... party resorted to rigging and violence leading up to and during the election ... four fundamental principles of the state: democracy, secularism, nationalism ... party introduced the Constitution (Second Amendment) Bill, which ...
... party could exist and the executive branch with the President at its apex ... four days of chaos and confusion, coups and counter-coups, killings and ... four national leaders9 inside the jail on 4 November 1975, and of a number of army ...
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 |