Bangladesh: Extremism on the Rise
Is Bangladesh losing control to violent fundamentalists? Who is to blame? And what should be done to bring stability back to Bangladesh?
Is Bangladesh losing control to violent fundamentalists? That’s the question Razia Iqbal and her guests are discussing on this week’s Newshour Extra. In early July Islamist gunmen took hostages in a Dhaka cafe, leaving 20 dead. That’s part of an upsurge of deadly violence across the country that has included the brutal murders of many bloggers, atheists and secular intellectuals. Who is to blame? How much of the violence can be pinned on international groups like so-called Islamic State and al-Qaeda? And what should be done to bring stability back to Bangladesh?
(Picture shows secular activists holding a torch-lit protest against the killing of blogger Niloy Chakrabarti. Credit: Getty Images)
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Brigadier General (Rtd)Β Sakhawat Hossain, - a security analyst and a former Election Commissioner
Aly Zaker - an analyst and cultural commentator - and former war correspondent during Bangladesh's independence struggle.
Ethirajan Anbarasan -Β Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ South Asia analyst and former Dhaka correspondent
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