Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh: Militant Islamist Terror

By Mr. Adam E. Stahl (ICT). Radical and militant Islamist organizations have existed as an opposing force to Bangladesh’s secular and democratic system since Bangladeshi independence in 1971. Once a surreptitious force in Bangladesh, these organizations are now operating overtly. An increase in membership 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.