Bangladesh, March 18 -- Since the jihadist-backed upheaval of August 5, 2024, Bangladesh has ceased to function as a purely sovereign political arena. Instead, it has rapidly devolved into a contested battleground where foreign powers are aggressively maneuvering to establish dominance—using Islamist proxies, covert networks, and political manipulation as their primary tools.

At the center of this unfolding crisis stands Jamaat-e-Islami, an ideological offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood. While cloaked in the language of electoral participation, Jamaats long-term objective remains unchanged: the dismantling of Bangladeshs secular framework and the imposition of a Sharia-based order. The current geopolitical scramble in Bangladesh in...