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Volume 3, Issue 2

A note from the Executive Editor

Volume 4, Issue 3 of Global Bangladesh includes 10 articles which explore a diverse set of issues. Sadequl Islam underscores the importance of social capital in inclusive economic development. Based on the insights of leading scholars such as Putnam, Coleman, and Bourdieu, Islam explores different...

Promoting social capital in Bangladesh amid rising inequality

In March 2026, I participated virtually in the First International Conference on Social Capital, organized by the International Social Capital Association held in Dubai. This write-up draws on my paper, “The Role of Social Capital in Intergenerational Mobility in an Age of Rising Inequality of...

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Why Come Back? – For The Social Responsibility

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Sikkim’s Merger with India: A Tale of Power, Intrigue, and Lost Sovereignty

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Bangladeshi Diaspora in Canada: History and Settlement

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Those Two Rohingyas and My Daring Decisions!

It was January 2001. I was the lone diplomat in Akiab of Arakam city...

Strengthening Bangladesh – Qatar Relations

The reciprocal political and economic relations between supposedly democratic Bangladesh and Qatar, an authoritarian...

Our East African Safari -A Journey Through the Heart of the Wilderness

As an anthropologist, I always wanted to visit Africa and see for myself the...

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A note from the Executive Editor

Volume 4, Issue 3 of Global Bangladesh includes 10 articles which explore a diverse...

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