ISAS Briefs

Bangladesh has always taken tremendous pride in its secular tradition. Over the recent years, there has been a surge in extremist elements that does not subscribe to the founding ideals of Bangladesh. Since taking over from the caretaker government in 2009, the Awami League Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has mounted a massive onslaught against extremism and terrorism on its sacred Bengali soil. This paper seeks to explain the Bangladesh's counter terrorism model under three broad categories of education, legislation and enforcement.