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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... support from beyond the borders of Bangladesh . Assistance has come in various forms and from a number of sources , primarily to serve the interests of India and Pakistan but also to serve the interests of arms smugglers . Bangladesh ...
... support within the general populace, are a threat to the public life, national security and future of Bangladesh; second, that they have access to arms and military training and are supported by a political network; and third, that a ...
... support base within the populace, but the landslide victory of the BNP in the 1979 parliamentary election (207 out of 300 seats) was far greater than the support base could have delivered without the direct assistance of the ...
... support for the ruling Jatiya Party, the regime collapsed in December 1990 in the face of a popular upsurge. The similarities between these two regimes are not limited to the path they took in legitimizing their rule, but were also ...
... support of the Jamaat- i-Islami. Khaleda Zia became the first woman Prime Minister in the history of Bangladesh. The JI later joined the AL-led opposition in 1994, organized street Table 1.2 National elections in Bangladesh: fairness ...
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 |