Dhaka: Bangladesh's State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam has discussed the recent surge of ISIL-claimed attacks with Al Jazeera television. 

In recent months, Bangladesh has seen a surge in attacks claimed by the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS). As authorities try to tackle the growing domestic threat, does the country have an ISIL problem?

And, after several bloggers inside the country were hacked to death for expressing secular views, what is the future of democracy and human rights in the country?

In a special interview, Al Jazeera's programme Up Front anchor Mehdi Hasan speaks to Shahriar Alam, who defends the country's young democracy. 

Watch the interview here-