India, March 20 -- A dangerous Islamist resurgence, fuelled by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), is rapidly destabilising Bangladesh under Muhammad Yunus's interim government, raising fears of regional insecurity. Since Sheikh Hasina's ouster, Bangladesh has witnessed troubling policies that openly embrace extremist elements, posing a serious threat to regional peace and creating a major faultline for Dhaka.

The Yunus administration, criticised internationally for reversing Sheikh Hasina's secular policies, has lifted bans on extremist organisations like Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI)-a group notorious for orchestrating violence against minorities and secular opponents. Jamaat's militant student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), impl...