A new book of Harun-or-Rashid, former professor of political science, Dhaka University and vice-chancellor of National University Bangladesh (currently Bangabandhu Chair), has been very recently published from London and New York simultaneously in both hardback and paperback versions.
The Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group), a leading international publisher published the book under the title 鈥楿nderstanding Fifty Years of Bangladesh Politics: Struggles, Achievements and Challenges鈥�, said a press release.
Besides Introduction and conclusion, the book consists of 5 chapters, namely The Formative Phase: Mujib Era, 1972-1975; Judicial Activism and Constitutional Development in a Fledgling Democracy; Sheikh Hasina: Journey to power, Achievements and Challenges Ahead; The Crises of Electoral Integrity, and The State of Civil Society.
The major focuses of the books are Bangladesh鈥檚 political divide along Awami League and BNP-Jamaat pervading, so to speak, the entire fabric of society and why it is taking on a confrontational course. The book is majorly based on the author鈥檚 researches at Heidellberg University, Germany, during 2021-2022 as Bangabandhu Professorial Fellow.
Being an incisive study on the dynamics and discourses of Bangladeshi politics, the volume is deemed to be of great interest to students, scholars and researchers in political science, democracy, modern history and South Asia studies as well as Bangladesh鈥檚 development partners and policy makers, leading them to better understand the paradoxes and dilemmas of the country鈥檚 politics in proper perspective.
