,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #aaef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #bj1         
#bjah,mr4 ,banks ( ,indiana submitt$ !  
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs           
,,resolution  ,express+ conc]n ab\t !   
?reat pos$ to democracy & ! democratic  
process by !ocratic gr\ps op]at+ 9      
,banglade%4  ,:]eas ! nation (          
,banglade% a*iev$ indep5d5ce 9 #aiga &  
e/abli%$ a secul> democratic /ate1 :i*  
is home to ov] #afc1jjj1jjj ,muslims1   
,h9dus1 ,buddhi/s1 ,*ri/ians1 & a!i/s2  
,:]eas ?is fre$om 0 won at ! co/ (      
approximately #c1jjj1jjj dea?s1 m ?an   
#aj1jjj1jjj displac$1 & #bjj1jjj wom5   
rap$1 _m at ! h&s ( ,islami/ militants  
l$ by ,jamaat-e-,islami2 ,:]eas         
,banglade% plays a critical role 9 !    
safe & volunt>y repatriation ( ov]      
#hjj1jjj ,roh+ya ,muslims :o h tak5     
refuge 9 ,banglade% f religi\s &        
political p]secution 9 ,myanm>2 ,:]eas  
national elections are expect$ to take  

place 9 ,banglade% on ,decemb] #cj1     
#bjah2 ,:]eas religi\s m9orities 7      
t>get$ by ! ,banglade% ,nationali/      
,p>ty1 ,jamaat-e-,islami1 & ,islami     
,*hatra ,%ibir1 dur+ previ\s elections1 
z a result ( :i* #die ,h9du homes 7     
damag$1 #ehe %ops 7 attack$ or loot$1 & 
#afi temples 7 v&aliz$ betwe5 ,novemb]  
#bjac & ,janu>y #bjad1 accord+ to !     
,banglade% ,h9du ,buddhi/ ,*ri/ian      
,unity ,c\ncil2 ,:]eas ,jamaat-e-,islami
 activi/s h be5 involv$ 9 rec5t attacks 
on religi\s m9orities 9 ,banglade%2     
,:]eas religi\s extremi/s h also attack$
 ,buddhi/s1 ,*ri/ians1 & ,ahmadi        
,muslims2 ,:]eas ! extremi/ gr\p        
,hefazat-e-,islam is organiz+ a movem5t 
to fundam5tally trans=m ,banglade% f a  
secul> democracy into a totalit>ian     
!ocracy2 ,:]eas ,hefazat-e-,islam has   
?reat5$ to c>ry out an arm$ jihad aga9/ 
! ,gov]nm5t ( ,banglade% if its dem&s   
are n met2 ,:]eas ,jamaat-e-,islami1    
,hefazat-e-,islam1 & o!r !ocratic       
extremi/ gr\ps pose an imm$iate & ongo+ 

?reat to ,banglade%'s /ability & secul> 
democracy1 & religi\s m9orities rema9 at
 grave risk ( cont9u+ viol5ce2 ,:]eas   
=m] ,,nato ,alli$ ,l& ,comm& lead]      
,g5]al ,john ,w4 ,ni*olson has express$ 
gr[+ conc]n reg>d+ al-,qaida activities 
9 ,banglade%2 ,:]eas repeat$ attacks on 
religi\s m9orities1 exp&+ religi\s      
intol]ance1 & gr[+ de/abilization caus$ 
by radical gr\ps1 includ+ ,je,i &       
,islami ,*hatra ,%ibir1 und]m9e ,unit$  
,/ates economic & /rategic int]e/s 9    
,banglade%2 ,:]eas !re is a gr[+ tr5d ( 
,islamic extremism 9 ,banglade% ti$ to  
pro-,islamic ,/ate ( ,iraq & ,syria     
activity1 ) sev]al arre/s ( ,islami/s   
l9k$ ) ! t]rori/ gr\p made 9 rec5t ye>s2
 & ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld m        
actively engage ) ! ,gov]nm5t (         
,banglade% ov] _! %>$ int]e/s 9         
safegu>d+ human rights1 religi\s fre$om1
 & secul> democracy 9 ,banglade%1 :ile  
prev5t+ ! gr[? ( religi\s extremism &   
militancy3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 ackn[l$ges !   

victims ( ! #aiga ,w> ( ,indep5d5ce & ! 
_s ( secul> democracy on :i* ,banglade% 
0 f\nd$2  7#b7 calls on ! ,gov]nm5t (   
,banglade% to /op radical organizations1
 su* z ,jamaat-e-,islami1 ,islami       
,*hatra ,%ibir1 & ,hefazat-e-,islam1 :o 
pose an ongo+ ?reat to ! c\ntry's       
/ability & secul> democracy2  7#c7 calls
 on ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,banglade% to he$ !   
,banglade% ,election ,commission's      
reque/ to ensure security = m9orities & 
ma9ta9 communal h>mony = a peaceful     
election2 &  7#d7 calls on ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national           
,developm5t & ! ,/ate ,dep>tm5t to halt 
all p>tn]%ips & fund+ arrangem5ts )     
gr\ps affiliat$ ) ,jamaat-e-,islami1    
,islami ,*hatra ,%ibir1 &               
,hefazat-e-,islam4