COUNTER-TERRORISM IN BANGLADESH: THE IMPERATIVE FOR COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH

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1. Introduction
2. CAUSES OF TERRORISM
3. TERRORISM IN BANGLADESH
4. THE GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
5. DEMOCRACY AS AN IDEOLOGY TO COUNTER TERRORISM
6. CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS AS AN APPROACH TO COUNTER TERRORISM
7. THE USE OF COMMUNITIES IN COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGIES
8. CONCLUSION

COUNTER-TERRORISM IN BANGLADESH: THE IMPERATIVE FOR COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH

Author: Abdus Shuman

DOI Link: https://www.doi.org/BIISSj2007v28n3

ABSTRACT

Terrorism in Bangladesh is home-grown and does not have external links. The paper identifies religious fundamentalism, a fight against liberal values, general deprivation and political grievances as the root causes of terrorism in Bangladesh. The government of Bangladesh is focusing most of its efforts on conventional methods of counter-terrorism, which is only effective as a short-term process, but does not address the root causes of terrorism itself. For this, civil society organisationsneed to be allowed to play their role in the counter-terrorism strategy. Bangladesh requires the strengthening of local governments to give them more autonomy from the national government and more authority to resolve local situations without state’s interruptions to fight against terrorism. Communities can also work together with local governments to strike at the root causes of terrorism.

BANGLADESH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND STRATEGIC STUDIES

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