Shehryar Fazli Former Senior Analyst and Regional Editor, South Asia Islamabad, Pakistan Please submit all media inquiries to sfazli@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role Shehryar Fazli was the South Asia Regional Editor and Senior Analyst. In The News 16 Dec 2016 These organizations [in Bangladesh] — whether they’re jihadists or student wings of parties like Jamaat-e-Islami — they’re becoming more attractive avenues of opposition. Foreign Policy Shehryar Fazli Former Senior Analyst and Regional Editor, South Asia Latest Updates Op-Ed / Asia 6 July 2016 Bangladeshi Leaders Must Stop Politicizing Counterterrorism Originally published in Nikkei Asian Review Op-Ed / Asia 20 June 2016 A Rule of Law Meltdown Is Behind the Murder of Bloggers in Bangladesh Originally published in World Politics Review Op-Ed / Asia 8 April 2016 Bangladesh government must step back from chaos The brutal murder of a law student blogger who had criticized Islamist groups in Bangladesh has underlined the growing power and impunity of the country's extremist rump. The death of Nazumuddin Samad, 28, who was hacked and shot to death on April 7, has also highlighted how the rise of religious extremism is affecting the country's image and its efforts to advance economically. Originally published in The Nikkei Asian Review Op-Ed / Europe & Central Asia 20 April 2014 It Wasn’t Just a European War: WWI in Arabia Originally published in Los Angeles Review of Books Op-Ed / Asia 12 August 2011 A New Dawn for Pakistan's Tribal Areas? Originally published in Foreign policy Load more