Bangladesh Moving Towards Radical Islam
Islamic fundamentalism had been imported to Bangladesh from Saudi Arabia by the 
followers of Wahabism around two hundred years ago. During the British colonial 
period, the Wahabis led by one Syed Ahmed declared India 'Darul Harb' and locked 
themselves in a war against the Shikhs in Punjab and against the British 
everywhere else in a bid to establish the 'Darul Harb' brand of Islam. 
Theologically speaking, their views about Islam were utterly timeworn and 
conservative.
 
 
 
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| Is Bangladesh Embracing Radical Islam Steadily? | 
The question may send a shudder through the 
backbones of many liberal people and certainly of the minority Hindus in the 
country (left in the lurch already) but the manner in which cadres of Bangladesh 
Jamaat-e- Islami party, largest Islamist party in Bangladesh, ran amok and held 
different parts of the country to ransom virtually on Tuesday brings forth this 
concern only.

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