Political Violence in Bangladesh: Trends and Causes

Datta, Sreeradha

doi:10.1080/09700161.2005.12049817

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“…However, there is no obvious reference in these comments to the tactics similar to the lockdown regulation but used as protest tools. In the repertoire of contention, there are such solutions as hartal or bandh, which are a form of local general strike and 'exclusion' of the functioning of a specific area (Datta, 2005). Both hartal and bandh, used in the Indian subcontinent, imply a complete closure of economic activities, public institutions, and public transport in the designated area and they recently were in violent form.…”

Section: What Is the Post-pandemic Future For Protest Tactics?mentioning

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Street protests in times of COVID-19: adjusting tactics and marching ‘as usual’

Kowalewski

2020

Social Movement Studies

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Protests offline, under the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic and regulations such as a stay-at-home, require the adaptation of existing tactics and/or the use of innovative tools in the contention repertoire. This adaptation concerns restrictions related to pandemic measures, the lockdown of businesses/institutions, and social distancing along with access to resources, protesters' security, and the no-harm principle. This paper provides examples of protests which have occurred since March 2020, under four categories: (1) tactics adjusted to pandemic-related limitations, (2) tactics that are an essence of such limitations, (3) tactics related to opposition to the lockdown, and (4) protest tactics use framed as 'pandemic'. In the first section, I show how street protest (if permitted at all) is strengthened by symbolic action and how inability to refer to the 'logic of numbers' subjects the tactics to the 'logic of bearing witness.' However, the challenges and tactical limitations do not apply to the opponents of lockdown, breaking the rules of the sanitary regime. The demonstrations against the lockdown preserve the positive effects of street protests and even strengthen them. Discussion concerning high-risk protest actions under threat of infection results, however, in medicalization of political contention.

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Section: What Is the Post-pandemic Future For Protest Tactics?mentioning

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Street protests in times of COVID-19: adjusting tactics and marching ‘as usual’

Kowalewski

2020

Social Movement Studies

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“…Consequently, student politics has always been associated with campaigning for social change because of the demand of times. Datta (2005) pointed out that political violence and violence in student politics are following a similar trend in Bangladesh.…”

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Students’ Perceptions Study on ‘Student Politics’ in Bangladesh

Hossain¹,

Alam²,

Shahriar³

2019

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Student’s association with politics can be found in Bangladesh before its inception as a nation. While many notable contributions made by student politicians in the history of Bangladesh, the present situation is far away from that glorious past. Now the influence of political parties is criticized heavily by the students. The study analyzes the reasons behind student politics by ranking six major reasons to join student politics according to various student groups. The study concludes with the issue of reformation of the current model of student politics where disconnection of the link between student and national politics is emphasized.

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“…Operation clean Heart which was an anti-crime operation and ran nationwide, was launched from October 2002 to January 2003, to curtail overgrowing murder cases, kidnap, rape and any other forms of crime against citizen (Datta, 2005); the government of Bangladesh issued an executive order which aimed at to arrest most wanted criminals along with seizure of illegal arms (Human Rights Watch, 2009). Almost 40,000 members of armed forces were involved in this operation and this operation is considered one of the most controversial anti-crime operations among the South Asian countries (Anderson, 1990).…”

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Extrajudicial Killings: An Opposite Idea of Protection Under Article 35(5) of the Constitution of Bangladesh

Monia¹

2020

Social.val.Soci

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Extrajudicial killings indicate a poor as well as a paralyzed criminal justice system. It is also opposite to the protection mentioned under Article 35 (Protection in respect of trial and punishment) of the constitution of Bangladesh. Although as a supreme law of the country the constitution provides some distinct protections, in the context of criminal justice system the idea of extrajudicial killings explains different scenario which are absolutely contradictory to the legal protection ensured by the constitution. The fundamental purpose of a criminal justice system is not to punish an innocent, rather control crime for maintaining peace in the society. This article will endeavour to critically analyse the extra-judicial killings in the light of Article 35(5) of the constitution of Bangladesh, will critically evaluate the differences between theory and practice as well as contradictory ideas regarding extrajudicial killings and the enforcement of Article 35(5) of the constitution from different perspectives.

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Political Violence in Bangladesh: Trends and Causes

Cited by 14 publications

References 2 publications

Street protests in times of COVID-19: adjusting tactics and marching ‘as usual’

Street protests in times of COVID-19: adjusting tactics and marching ‘as usual’

Students’ Perceptions Study on ‘Student Politics’ in Bangladesh

Extrajudicial Killings: An Opposite Idea of Protection Under Article 35(5) of the Constitution of Bangladesh

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