This month, the RESOLVE Network team’s “What We’re Reading” post showcases research addressing concepts related to governance, ideas, individuals, and violence in the country of Bangladesh. The publications below explore subtopics ranging from the nature and spread of extremist ideologies and militant groups in Bangladesh; to issues associated with governance, security, and the ongoing political conflict between the Awami League (AL) government and its political rival, the Bangladesh National Party (BNP); to general perceptions and opinions popular among the Bangladeshi public.

Governance

MacDonald, Geoffrey. “Preventing Violent Extremism through Inclusive Politics in Bangladesh.” January 2016. US. Institute of Peace. https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/PB200-Preventing-Violent-Extremism-through-Inclusive-Politics-in-Bangladesh.pdf 

Meisburger, Tim. “Bangladesh’s Democracy: According to its People.” 2016. The Asia Foundation. http://asiafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Bangladeshs-Democracy-Survey.pdf 

“Political Conflict, Extremism and Criminal Justice in Bangladesh.” April 2016. International Crisis Group. https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-asia/bangladesh/political-conflict-extremism-and-criminal-justice-bangladesh 

Ideas

Roul, Animesh. “How Bangladesh Became Fertile Ground for Al-Qa’ida and the Islamic State.” CTC Sentinel 9, no. 5 (2016). https://www.ctc.usma.edu/posts/how-bangladesh-became-fertile-ground-for-al-qaida-and-the-islamic-state 

Gohel, Sajjan M. “Bangladesh: An Emerging Centre for Terrorism in Asia.” Perspectives on Terrorism 8, no. 3 (2014). http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/article/view/348 

Ray, Anupam. “Islamic Radical Ideologies and South Asian Security: The Case of Bangladesh.” October 2008. https://www.csis.org/analysis/islamic-radical-ideologies-and-south-asian-security 

Individuals

Riaz, Ali. “Who are the Bangladeshi ‘Islamist Militants’?” Perspectives on Terrorism 10, no. 1 (2016). http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/article/view/485/html 

Fair, Christine, Ali Hamza, and Rebecca Heller. “Who Supports Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh: What the Data Say?” July 2016. SSRN. https://ssrn.com/abstract=2804275 

“Safety and Security in the South-East Border Area of Bangladesh: A Public Perceptions Survey.” February 2013. Bangladesh Enterprise Institute, Mitra and Associates, and Saferworld. http://www.bei-bd.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/whc518b389447fd9.pdf 

Violence

“Bangladesh: Extremism & Counter-Extremism.” October 2016. Counter Extremism Project. http://www.counterextremism.com/sites/default/files/country_pdf/BD-10102016.pdf 

DeVotta, Neil, and David Timberman. “Violent Extremism and Insurgency in Bangladesh: A Risk Assessment.” January 2012. United States Agency for International Development. http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PA00JSHS.pdf 

Moniruzzaman, M. “Party Politics and Political Violence in Bangladesh: Issues, Manifestation and Consequences.” South Asian Survey 16, no. 1 (2009): 81-99. http://sas.sagepub.com/content/16/1/81.short