Open figure viewer
Subject
Islamist terrorism in Bangladesh.
Significance
An Italian aid worker was killed on September 27 in Dhaka, and a Japanese development worker was killed on October 2 in northern Bangladesh. The Islamic State group (ISG) claimed responsibility for both killings, although the government is sceptical of ISG involvement. These are the first attacks on foreign targets in Bangladesh since 2004, but follow a succession of strikes against secular bloggers.
Impacts
The greatest risk of violence lies in tensions within and between parliamentary parties.
India-Bangladesh counterterrorism cooperation will intensify.
UK and US security is more at risk from home-grown jihadis than immigrants.
Keywords:
Bangladesh,
AP,
Afghanistan,
India,
Iraq,
Syria,
United Kingdom,
United States,
politics,
government,
religion,
security,
terrorism
© Oxford Analytica 2020. All rights reserved. This content contains general information about geopolitical, macroeconomic and social developments or (where stated) other matters. It does not contain advice or recommendations that may be relied on. Where links to external websites are provided, this does not indicate that Oxford Analytica or Emerald agree with, endorse or have checked for accuracy the contents of said sites.
2015
You do not currently have access to this content.
