Jama’atul Mujahideen BANGLADESH: Militant Islamist Terror

ICT ^ | April 30, 2007 | Adam E. Stahl

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Radical and militant Islamist organizations have existed as an opposing force to Bangladesh’s secular and democratic system since Bangladeshi independence 1971.

Once a surreptitious force in Bangladesh, these organizations are now operating overtly, as is witnessed by a steady increase in Islamist TERROR attacks across the country; (Bangladesh saw over 500 Explosions in 2005, all carried out by militant Islamists).

Membership of Bangladeshi Radical- militant Islamist organizations is RAPIDLY INCREASING because of two key factors: deep economic turmoil-severe political instability. ...A consequence of the ongoing political rivalry between the country's two main political parties, the Bangladeshi National Party and Awami League (AL). An increase in membership to Radical Islamist organizations is proving that Bangladesh is becoming a nexus of militant Islam in South Asia, as many Bangladeshi militant Islamist organizations have been linked to al-Qa’ida. Furthermore, the secular and democratically elected BNP has built a coalition with politically oriented Islamist groups such as the Jamaat e-Islami (JI), Bangladesh’s largest radical political Islamist party and the Islami Oiyka Jote (IOJ). This was done to ensure the BNP’s hold on power. The by-product of this is that these groups have elected representatives as well as a legitimate voice to distribute their ideology. It is noteworthy that the JI and IOJ, though radical, are not involved in executing terrorist attacks. They are...connected to underground militant Islamist Terror organizations, which have carried out well-organized, Fatal attacks against governmental/non-governmental targets, such as suicide attacks....."

Though a multitude of Bangladeshi Islamist terror organizations exist, one group is worthy of attention: Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (The Party of Holy Warriors). The organization is Bangladesh’s largest Islamist terror organization.[4] It receives funds from foreign patrons, such as SAUDI ARABIAN and KUWAITI CHARITIES, proving that international support for their cause exists beyond Bangladesh’s borders.

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