The Bangladesh army late this month revealed that it foiled a coup attempt against the democratically elected government, led by Sheikh Hasina. The army further revealed that the coup was organized by some middle ranking officers and some retired officers, who were mainly motivated by ‘fanatical religious views.’ Extremist and banned organizations played critical role in radicalizing some of the officers of the army with the ostensive motive of establishing an ‘Islamic Emirate of Bangladesh...
Aurobinda MAHAPATRA | 29.01.2012 |
Some of the recent developments portray a grim picture of scenario of extremism in South Asia... The leader of Jamaat ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh(JMB), currently in custody, has admitted the links between his organization and Al Qaeda. Reportedly, many of the leaders of the extremist organizations such as JMB and Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HUJI) in Bangladesh are Afghan veterans... There are also reports that the extremist groups in Bangladesh supported the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), provided them shelter and arms...
Aurobinda MAHAPATRA | 08.03.2011 |
