Islami Chattra Shibir in the Top 10 Terrorist Groups February 27, 2014
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Islami Chattra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami came up to the list of top terrorist group of the world at 3rd position because of their violent activities to protest the verdict against their leaders in the International War Crime Tribunal and other political issues.
News: IHS Jane’s Ranking : Shibir 3rd among top non-state armed groups
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Unrest in Rajshahi University February 3, 2014
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From Prothom Alo
BCL,cops attacked students,100 injured, university closed, students asked to vacate-[Daily Star][Dhaka Tribune][Prio.com][Youtube]Prothom Alo
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Rising Terrorism December 21, 2013
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH.Tags: ELECTION, terrorism
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Is Bangladesh inching forward towards a terrorist state?
Bangladesh is passing through a election process, but is not participated by all political parties. 155 candidates are already became winner without cast of a single vote. In the remaining 145 seats, few candidates will able to go their area and campaign in the election, there will be little or no competitive election in the absence of major opposition party candidate.People’s participation in the election on 5th January will reduced to 10-15% of the total voters. (more…)
Pakistan: What is after Swat? June 5, 2009
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH, International Affairs.Tags: militancy, Pakistan, Taliban, Talibanism, terrorism, USA
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Pakistan Army is fighting the Talibans in the Swar Valley . Earlier, to confine the Talibans and then to destroy their bases the civil population of the Swat Valley was shifted out of the area. It is estimated that about 2 million people had to displaced from Swat Valley.
After days of fighting Pakistan Army could hold some control over the valley which was earlier under the control of Talibans.
But could Pakistan Government keep its control over the valley for long? It is dificult to predict this for an ordinary citizen from distant.
At the start of the Afgan War, Talibans were confined in Afganistan. When the International Alliance led by USA swept over the country, many Talibans fled to and took shelter at Pak -Afgan Border. USA repeatedly urged Pakistan to take actions against the build up of militants at the border. Later on they even used ‘Drone’ piliot warplane to fight the talibans.
The ordinary citizen is not aware why the Talibanism is sreading into Pakistan? Is it strategic failure of USA and it’s Alliances or is it a failure of the Afgan Government to negitiate the Talibans or is it a policy failure on the part of Pakistan?
The ordinary citizen predicts that the stretagy taken by Pakistan will dessiminate the terrorist activites to other cities of Pakistan and will make the life of the citizens and the state of the governance more miserable.
Is their any other way to contain the violence? Is it possible to bring the Taliban in the political process of the countries like Afganistan and Pakistan? In the course of time common people are supposed to reject the extreme fanaticism that these forces are advocating.
I am doubtful about wiping out the Talibansm by absolute military means, we should also think some sort of political means to combat it.
The rise of militancy in Pakistan will not be a good sign for its neighbours.
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On task force, terrorism and maritime security February 12, 2009
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH, GOVERNANCE.Tags: India, international terrorism, maritime boundary, maritime security, Myanmar, regional task force, terrorism, USA
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Bangladesh PM Hasina first proposes the idea of forming a regional task force to combat terrorism in the area. Richard Boucher, Asstt Secretary for Far Asia & South East Asia for Foreign Affairs for USA on his visit to Dhaka encouraged the idea of forming regional task force for the purpose. But he opined that this will depend how the other countries are responding to the proposal.
The proposal was raised when Indian External Affairs Minister Pronab Mukarjee came to Bangladesh to sign bilateral treaties on trade and commerce.
The critics are saying that the terrorism in Bangladesh are mainly homegrown. Bangladesh should be enough to control this homegrown terrorism by itself. The terrorism that Bangladesh witnessed so far was controlled by its own means. They also argued that if a regional task force is formed, then Bangladesh would become the target of international terrorists.
It is also said that India is not interested to form a regional task force.Also there is provision to combat terrorism under SAARC and SAFTA and bilateral agreement with India will not be taken easily by the people.
Boucher offered Bangladesh American support to maintain its maritime security.Experts expressed that Bangladesh should first try to demarcate the maritime boundary. To maintain the maritime security it should depend on bilateral negotiations rather than going into a military pact with a super power.
The issues require further scrutiny to come to a decision for an individual and also for a state.
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The cartoon, Daily Prothom Alo and consequences September 21, 2007
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH, Media.Tags: cartoon, Media, terrorism
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A cartoon was published in the ‘Alpin’, a satiric magazine of The Daily Prothom Alo on the 17th September 2007 where the cartoonist used the word ‘Mohammad’ in the dialogue which has created much reaction in the religious community.
Different religious group protested the publication in the daily.
In response , Government confiscated the edition of the magazine, arrested the cartoonist and suspended the publication of the magazine.
The Editor of the Daily also seek apology for the mistake, suspended the departmental editor and cancelled the contract with the cartoonist.
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