
Policing and law enforcement should not be seen in isolation. One needs to know the interplay of different socio-political forces that has a bearing on this basic regulatory function. This volume consists of sixty-four selected essays published in the national dailies during the years 2003 and 2008. The need for publication of the present volume was felt as there was a continuing discourses on desirable, objective law enforcement and the conduct of our police functionaries.
Bangladesh was founded as the state for Bangalis. After 38 years of freedom it is now known as a ‘Moderate Muslim State’. Bangladesh was known or people hoped from its constitution that it would grow, as a modern secular state. Why did it so happen? Or are the various epithets that are ascribed by many people about Bangladesh justified? Renown historian Dr.
This book is based on a restudy undertaken during the second half of the I 990s of a village that Kirsten Westergaard studied in 1975/76, and which she named Boringram. The period between the two studies had witnessed many changes at the policy level in Bangladesh. Over time, the ideology of socialism had been abandoned and replaced by capitalism, emphasizing liberalisation and privatisation as well as other structural adjustment reforms.
Bangladesh formally became a member of the United Nations on 17 September 1974. But before this historic moment several scenes had been played out and many battles fought—both military and diplomatic. Finally, Bangladesh was able to establish herself as a sovereign nation. To give a glimpse of what transpired during the delay in the country attaining the UN membership, the author goes back in time and traces the political lineage of Bangladesh, from Ancient Bengal, through the Mughal and Colonial periods to her present national sovereignty.
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জাতির জনক বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান- এর সম্প্রতি প্রকাশিত অসমাপ্ত আত্মজীবনী আমাদের জাতীয় রাজনীতির একটি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ আকর গ্রন্থ। এতে ১৯৪৭ সালের বিভাগ-পূর্ব বাংলা ও বিভাগ-উত্তর পাকিস্তানি শাসনের গোড়ার দিকের বঙ্গবন্ধুর জীবন ঘনিষ্ঠবিচিত্র ঘটনাবলি মূর্ত হয়েছে। নিজ নেতৃত্ব ও কর্মগুণে সমকালীন রাজনীতিকদের অনেককে ছাপিয়ে তাঁর নেতৃত্বের উত্থান ইতিহাসের এ কালপর্বেও দেদীপ্যমান। বঙ্গবন্ধু রচিত গ্রন্থের এবং যে কালপর্বে তা পরিব্যাপ্ত, ড. হারুন-অর-রশিদ-এর একাডেমিক উৎসাহ ও গবেষণার ক্ষেত্রেও একই। বলা আবশ্যক, ঐ গ্রন্থ পাঠ থেকেই তাঁর পুনর্পাঠ গ্রন্থের সৃষ্টি।
“This book analyzing the social, political and economic changes in Bangladesh presents the complex story of the evolution of a new state in a globalized world. It highlights the challenges, achievements and dilemmas of Bangladesh and provides a new perspective to the country.
In his eighth book on Bangladesh’s physical environment and agriculture, the author draws together his long experience in surveying, observing and studying the country’s physical geography and provides a revised map of the country’s physiographic regions. He draws attention to the interrelationship between geomorphology and soils, and to the country’s dynamic geomorphology, particularly changes in river courses and the impacts of earthquakes.
The volume represents a range of themes covering a myriad of issues and problems facing South Asian Nations.
ROAD TO BANGLADESH SERIES is designed to present published accounts of the background to the emergence of Bangladesh. The Series showcases such a collection that, when put together, achieves a well-rounded narrative of the events of 1971. Books in the series should be an invaluable collection for those interested in South Asian affairs, particularly students and scholars of politics, history, development and social transformation.