Four Lectures in Memory of  Ishtiaq Ahmed, Abdur Razzaq, Sarwar Murshid-Noorjehan Murshid and Tajuddin Ahmad. Each of the honorees played important roles in the struggle for democracy in both Pakistan and Bangladesh and contributed in crucial ways to the emergence of an independent Bangladesh. As a result each of the four lectures share a common theme, the need to honor the spirit of the Bangladesh Liberation War.

Mubashar Hasan provides a much-needed balanced and nuanced analysis of key trends and developments of Bangladesh through a range of short essays on a wide variety of themes. The collection is an incisive and easily digestible guide to understanding Bangladesh today, and deserves a spot on numerous bookshelves.

Tareque Masud(1956-2011) was a leading independent filmmaker of Bangladesh. After his untimely death in a tragic road accident on August 13, 2011, a memorial service was held in Dhaka, where through the reminiscences of his family, friends and colleagues, the entire are of his remarkable life was traced. This book is based on that service, and has been compiled in order that the life and dreams of Tareque Masud will continue to inspire those who admires and loves him.

Professor Nurul Islam has discussed in this book about the impact of corruption on growth and equity in the context of Bangladesh. The discussion here may be of great importance to academicians, policymakers and others concerned in promoting good governance and corruption free society in Bangladesh and elsewhere.

This book could be one such pioneering book on the subject of electoral governance in Bangladesh. There are numerous electoral challenges in South Asian countries, but there are positive strides in overcoming these challenges. There are snags and electoral corruptions exist in these countries, but institutional strength takes care of such follies

There is no denying the fact that the reality in the last twenty years has changed. However, the problem lies not so much with the changing reality but with the mindset, which is difficult to nurture and change overnight.

The ​University of Dhaka imagined and gave birth to Bangladesh. This is precisely why the future of the state still lies with this institution. Indeed, if one generation got involved in making the University and sadly another in unmaking it, then surely another generation will engage themselves in remaking the University. The reader of this volume is invited to join in this decisive journey, not as a passive but as an active traveler ready to engage in the task of recovering, reimagining, and rebuilding the institution.

A comprehensive reform package for local governance which may transform currently practiced ‘Presidential form of LGIs into a ‘Parliamentary system’. It may turn every LG body into a mini Parliament. Electoral system will also be relatively simpler and contradiction between the MPs and other LG leaders is likely to be minimised.