{"id":1668,"date":"2026-08-03T19:41:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T19:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianewscast.com\/2026\/08\/03\/is-islamic-extremism-taking-over-bangladesh\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T19:41:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T19:41:18","slug":"is-islamic-extremism-taking-over-bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=1668","title":{"rendered":"Is Islamic Extremism Taking Over Bangladesh?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman addresses an election rally in Chattogram district, Bangladesh, Feb. 2, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>For 15 years, Bangladesh\u2019s government was viewed as a firm bulwark against religious extremism. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had cracked down heavily on the country\u2019s largest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, as well as various radical and jihadist outfits.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Really, Hasina cracked down on everyone \u2013 but to some, her authoritarian bent was an acceptable price to pay to keep religious extremism under wraps.<\/p>\n<p>So when Hasina\u2019s Awami League government was ousted from power on August 5, 2024, it triggered a wave of deep anxiety. Many feared that Islamists in Bangladesh would now have free rein. India, especially, was horrified by the prospect of its eastern neighbor becoming a safe haven for Islamist extremist groups \u2013 some of which might dream of carrying out terrorist attacks on Indian soil.<\/p>\n<p>Now, two years after the collapse of Hasina\u2019s government, Jamaat-e-Islami has made a spectacular return to parliamentary politics. Radical groups are mobilizing, and there are escalating attacks against religious minorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Does that mean fears about Bangladesh\u2019s Islamist explosion have come true? Not exactly.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe today and join thousands of diplomats, analysts, policy professionals and business readers who rely on The Diplomat for expert Asia-Pacific coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Get unlimited access to in-depth analysis you won&#039;t find anywhere else, from South China Sea tensions to ASEAN diplomacy to India-Pakistan relations. 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For 15 years, Bangladesh\u2019s government was viewed as a firm bulwark against religious extremism. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had cracked down heavily on the country\u2019s largest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, as well as various radical and jihadist outfits.\u00a0 Really, Hasina [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1669,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Is Islamic Extremism Taking Over Bangladesh? - Asia Newscast<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=1668\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Is Islamic Extremism Taking Over Bangladesh? - Asia Newscast\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman addresses an election rally in Chattogram district, Bangladesh, Feb. 2, 2026. 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