Islamist militancy in Bangladesh : a complex web /

Riaz, Ali.

Islamist militancy in Bangladesh : a complex web / Ali Riaz. - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2008. - xiii, 172 p. ; 24 cm. - Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 7 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [162]-166) and index.

Introduction -- The political landscape of Bangladesh -- Islamist politics and the militants : a taxonomy -- The missing state and the homegrown militants -- A "friendly" neighborhood and the proxy-wars -- The long shadow of the distant world -- Future trajectories of Islamist militancy in Bangladesh -- Appendix 1: Constitutional provisions of the caretaker government -- Appendix 2: Bomb attacks in Bangladesh, 1999-2005 -- Appendix 3: Militant Islamist organizations in Bangladesh -- Appendix 4: Profiles of Islamist militant leaders -- Appendix 5: The JMB leaflet calls for Islamic rule.

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Religious militants--Bangladesh.
Terrorism--Bangladesh.
Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.


Bangladesh--Politics and government--1971-

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