Politics of Terrorism and Counterterrorism in Bangladesh

This book examines contemporary issues & debates of terrorism in Bangladesh, their narratives and counternarratives, ideologues, women & youth, media representation, counterterrorism laws & challenges. It will appeal to academics & international policymakers on violence & extremism in South Asia.

List of contents

Introduction; Chapter 1: Three Decades of Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh; Chapter 2: The Quintessential Ideologue: Rahmani and His Sermons; Chapter 3: Female Terrorism in Bangladesh: Manifestations, Causes, and Consequences; Chapter 4: Terrorism Narratives Among the Urban Youth in Bangladesh; Chapter 5: How Do Terrorists Use the Internet for Recruitment?; Chapter 6: Mediating Terror: Framing the Dhaka Attack in the Bangladeshi Press; Chapter 7: Under the State's Securitized Gaze: The Indigenous Peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts; Chapter 8: Bangladesh’s Counterterrorism Laws and Their Discontent; Chapter 9: The Other Side of Counterterrorism in Bangladesh

About the author

Saimum Parvez is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie (MSCA-COFUND) postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Political Science at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in Belgium.
Mohammad Sajjadur Rahman is a doctoral candidate at the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Clark University, USA.

Summary

This book examines contemporary issues & debates of terrorism in Bangladesh, their narratives and counternarratives, ideologues, women & youth, media representation, counterterrorism laws & challenges. It will appeal to academics & international policymakers on violence & extremism in South Asia.

Product details

• Authors: Saimum Sajjadur Rahman Parvez
• Assisted by: Saimum Parvez (Editor), Mohammad Sajjadur Rahman (Editor), Sajjadur Rahman Mohammad (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.12.2022
• EAN: 9781032220901
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3222090-1
• No. of pages: 190
• Series: Routledge Studies in South Asian Politics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Bangladesh, Warfare & defence, Terrorism, armed struggle, Regional Studies, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Regional / International studies, Warfare and defence, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Regional Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General