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Volume 2, Issue 2

A Note From The Executive Editor

Volume 4, Issue 1, contains a diverse set of articles. Ghulam Rabbani, in his article, illuminates the institutional roots of the economic and political crises in Bangladesh. He also explores the significance of the July Sonod in undertaking political reforms in Bangladesh. Causes and consequences...

Political Conduct, Reform, and the Complex Sociology of Bangladesh Politics: The Significance of the July Sonod

While we continue to search for explanations for the barriers to free and fair governance in Bangladesh, it would not be inaccurate to surmise that much of our predicament ultimately arises from our own political conduct. Electoral processes in the subcontinent particularly in Bangladesh...

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