Rise of Extremism in Bangladesh

Rise of Extremism in Bangladesh

The people of Bangladesh generally think themselves they are Bengalis first and then Muslims next. But some in Muslim nation have been thinking differently. Recent the rise of fundamentalism and radical ideology is deeply impact in Bangladesh.

The extremist groups thinking in Bangladesh in what shapes? The sharia and the wahabi influences spreading from the middle east is going through to Bangladesh. The present situation is not so pretty. Religion-based nationalism is rising day by day in Bangladesh which will impact future in longer version.


Recent three murders, one is blogger known secular views, other one is Japanese agricultural worker and an Italian social worker. After those murder who claimed? ISIS was claimed. After such incident Bangladeshi officials are announced the existence of ISIS in Bangladesh.  


Bangladesh is strongly known as secular and syncretism culture which emerging ground violence and extremism. Over the past few years five prominent blogger have been murdered for posted online for their secular criticism of religious fanaticism. Other recent terrorist bomb attack in Dhaka the Ashura parade for Shia community, later on all the attacks claimed by ISIS but Bangladeshi authorities deny ISIS involvement.


In Paris November 2015 the massacre attack killed 130 innocent people. After the attack one suspected guy was hiding in Europe, finally he caught in Brussels named Sala abdeslam in March 2016. But days after other suicide bomb attack has happened in Brussels main Airport killed 35 people. ISIS took the responsibility for this barbaric attack.


I and my family visit Paris September 2015, I feel myself France is very liberal and people are very freedom compare to UK. ISIS took this advantage to kill innocent people. When the coalition attack was started in syria ISIS became defeated, the left the evidence in their occupied area, the young women were seriously victimised by ISIS, violence like rape then killed, encourage young people to join in suicide squad. Most of the ISIS member came from France, Belgium, England, and Turkey. They are radicalized then join in ISIS.


In Bangladesh there are several terrorist organization named Ansarullah bangle team which is linked with the Al-qaida elements, they encourage young Muslim to join jihad. Other Jihadi grour Hizbut Tahrir which is already banned from Bangladesh. HT member are generally educated from recognised education institute. Another extremist group named Hefazat-e-Islam which is organised and reform from Quomi Madrasa. Now ISIS has organised in Bangladesh to operate their activities throughout the country and they are success in individual attack. Probably in future they will attack in Bangladesh as similar as Europe. They are the big threat of Democracy.


The Authority of Bangladesh should take it seriously to find what is going on behind the eye. Authority should make an intelligent agent to monitor all their activities and check al Madrasa and other educational institute from where they collect Jihadist people. Security system should develop more to catch them before any terrorist attack or assassination.  

Anayet Khan
23-03-2016
From UK