PDF, 22nd July 2016
Two terrorist attacks in Bangladesh during July confirm what has long been suspected, viz. the
deep inroads radical Islamist and Salafist elements have made into South Asia. There is
reluctance ( वमु खता) to mention the word IS (Islamic State) — the government of Bangladesh
remains in denial even now, despite the many attacks that have occurred. Neighbouring India
cannot, however, afford to adopt this ‘ostrich-like’ stance, and must acknowledge that India,
along with Bangladesh, is a vital target for the IS. In the expanded state of Khorasan, Kashmir,
Gujarat, north-west India and Greater Bengal (West Bengal and Bangladesh) figure prominently
( व श टता से).
Much has been written about the two terror attacks in Bangladesh. Comparisons have been made
between the July 1 terror strike on the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka and the November 26,
2008 terror attacks in Mumbai. There are, however, more differences than similarities. The
November 26, 2008 terror attacks on multiple targets in Mumbai were carried out by a
contingent (आकि मक) of highly trained Inter-Services Intelligence-backed Lashkar-e-Taiba
elements, after an extensive reconnaissance of the targets over several months. It was a
calculated attack on India’s financial capital. The Dhaka attack, on the other hand, had IS
fingerprints all over it, including the grisly (भयानक) manner in which the killings of so-called
“crusaders” (समाज सु धारक) and “Hindus” were carried out.
In a video immediately after the Dhaka attack, the IS warned of more such attacks on
“crusaders” and “crusader nations”. It also carried an ominous (अमंगल) reference to the role of
Bangladesh as the battlefield to establish a “Cross Border Caliphate”.
The Eid Day attack on a prayer congregation at Kishoreganj (July 7) was intended to warn the
faithful to avoid so-called “apostate” ( व वासघाती) Muslim preachers such as Maulana
Fariduddin Masud. The latter’s crime was that he had led the fatwa campaign against IS
militancy. If after all this, Bangladesh and India do not see the writing on the wall, then woe
befall the two nations whose combined Muslim population could be far larger than that in any
other nation on earth.
Warnings have been aplenty (ढे र सारा) but seldom heeded. Since late 2014, Bangladesh had
witnessed rampant (अ नयं त) attacks on religious minorities and critics of Islamist extremism.
Foreigners have been singled (चु नना) out for attack, alongside Hindus, Hindu clerics and even
some Buddhist elements. Salafist preachers had a secure clientele among Bangladesh’s educated
youth. Combined with online propaganda, a conducive climate for the IS existed.
1. Reluctance (N) वमु खता

Synonyms : Hesitancy / Objection / Qualm / Doubt
2. Prominently (Adv.) व श टता से

Synonyms : Critically / Notably / Pivotally
3. Contingent (Adj.) आकि मक / नभर

Synonyms : Unforeseen / Casual / Fluky / Odd

Antonyms : Certain / Real / Definite / Sure
4. Grisly (Adj.) भयानक /
ूर
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Synonyms : Awful / Lurid / Gross / Bloody

Antonyms : Good / Pretty / Wonderful
5. Crusader (N) समाज सु धारक / धमयौ धा
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Synonyms : Zealot / Radical / Champion
6. Ominous (Adj.) अमंगल / मनहू स
 Synonyms : Dark / Dire ? Dismal / Grim

Antonyms : Bright / Nice / Lucky / Propitious
7. Apostate (N) व वासघाती

Synonyms : Defector / Rat / Turncoat

Antonyms : Adherent / Loyalist / Faithful
8. Aplenty (N) ढे र सारा
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Synonyms : Bulk / Ton / Gob / Mint / Heap / Slat / Pile / Slew / Score
9. Rampant (Adj.) अ नयं त

Synonyms : Riotous / Wanton / Luxuriant

Antonyms : Gentle / Moral / Limited / Moral
10. Singled out (Adj.) चु नना

Synonyms : Selected / Chosen / Favored / Blessed
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