Umaima Ghori Women in Security

Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina Wazed: Taking Security into Her Own Hands

Hasina’s government must deal with the new challenge of the growing extremism in Bangladesh. The hanging of Salahuddin and Mujahideen last November resulted in violent protests. The rise in political violence in the presence of political divisions would provide international terrorist groups like the Islamic State (IS) opportunity to recruit local people who are disgruntled by their state.