The Maoist insurgency in Bangladesh was an ongoing conflict between the government of
Bangladesh
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and the
PBCP and the PBCP-J.
History
The
Purbo Banglar Communist Party
The Purbo Banglar Communist Party (East Bengal Communist Party) or PBCP is an outlawed Communist Party in Bangladesh. The PBCP formed in 1968 following a split in the Bangladesh Communist Party. It is mainly active in the areas of Khulna and Jess ...
was founded in 1968. During the
Bangladesh Liberation War
The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...
the group aligned itself with
Pakistan
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and
China
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against Bangladeshi nationalists and the
Soviet Union
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.
But only in the 1990s did he begin to be active in criminal activities (such as extortion, murder, kidnapping, to finance his armed struggle). During the In 1993 the group started a war against the
BCP for the control of the territory and for ideological differences (the BCP is only Maoist, instead the PBCP has become over the years a mixture of Maoism and Naxalitism). In the 2000s the group underwent several splits, the most important, which took place in 2003, formed the PBCP-J group (Purga Banglar Communist Party-Janajuddha, that wants a socialist revolution) thus starting an internal conflict that will cause 18 victims. In 2002, Gazi Kamrul, founder of
BCP was detained from his residence, known as White House, by joint forces during
Operation Clean Heart on 23 August 2002. Since 2005 the PBCP began to extend its insurrection with terrorist attacks, clashes with the government and with rival groups and some Islamist groups.
In 2006 the PBCP-J also began to carry out attacks and to clash with the government. Between 2005 and 2006, 379 peoples died in the insurgency.
After this period, the insurrection diminished in intensity from year to year with few incidents and clashes.
Casualties
From 1993 to 2022 there were 1,191+ deaths in the insurgency. From the period 2003-2006 (the most violent period of the insurgency) there were 724 deaths.
See also
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Terrorism in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has experienced terrorism in the past conducted by a number of different organizations. In the past, both ISIL and other terrorist organizations had claimed to be active in the country however, the Bangladeshi government believes that ...
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Crime in Bangladesh
Crime in Bangladesh is present in various forms such as drug trafficking, money laundering, extortion, contract killing, fraud, human trafficking, robbery, corruption, black marketeering, political violence, terrorism and abduction, wildlife traff ...
References
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1990s in Bangladesh
2000s in Bangladesh
2010s in Bangladesh
Communist rebellions