The challenge of radicalisation : Hizb ut-Tahrir in Bangladesh

The announcement of a foiled coup last month underscored the emergence of the Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) as a new security challenge in Bangladesh. Despite its aim to overthrow the country’s democratically elected government, HT is attracting support for its IT-enabled ideology due to the country’s confron...

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Main Author: Iftekharul Bashar
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94583
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7565
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:The announcement of a foiled coup last month underscored the emergence of the Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) as a new security challenge in Bangladesh. Despite its aim to overthrow the country’s democratically elected government, HT is attracting support for its IT-enabled ideology due to the country’s confrontational politics and government’s poor economic performance.