Writer : Mahmudul Huque ISBN : 984 08 0049 3 Year of Publication : 1992 Cover Design : Md. Mohsin Size : 8.5"X5.5" Price : Tk. 235 (hardback) / US$ 160
The Role of the USA in the India-Pakistan Conflict 1947-1971 This book analyzes U.S. policy toward India and Pakistan between 1947 and 1971 from the vantage point of relations between these two countries. America,s global strategic considerations dictated a policy of friendship with both Indian and Pakistan after they emerged as independent nations in 1947. But the hostility between them proved to the main obstacle to accomplishing U.S. policy aims.

Writer : A. T. R. Rahman ISBN : 984 08 0107 4 Year of Publication : 1993 Cover Design : Rahman Habib Size : 8.5"X5.5" Price : : Tk. 125 (hardback) / US$ 10
Volunteerism & Nation-Building for Bangladesh The book deals with volunteerism referring to one,s contributions (fund and materials) and service (labor and skills) given on one,s free will for the benefit of the needy and without expectation of any return or benefit. It focuses on organized volunteerism referring to utilizing voluntary services/resources on a continued basis or combining such services/resources to achieve some objectives, including nation-building. The book is especially concerned with voluntary service and reviews broadly the experience in U.S.A. and Bangladesh. It finds that organized voluntary service is limited in Bangladesh although spontaneous outpouring of such service during emergencies caused by natural disasters was visible

Writer : Ali Ahmed ISBN : 984 08 0086 8 Year of Publication : 1993 Cover Design : Abdur Rouf Size : 8.5"X5.5" Price : Tk. 750 (hardback) / US$10
Ombudsman for Bangladesh This book has laid down the plan for setting up the office of this great institution in our country. This is, perhaps, the first book written by a Bangladeshi author on this subject. Its importance, therefore, cannot be exaggerated.

Writer : Imtiaz Ahmed ISBN : 984 08 0092 2 Year of Publication : 1993 Cover Design :  Size : 8.5"X5.5" Price : Tk. 250 (hardback) / US$ 16
State & Foreign Policy India,s Role in South Asia In this book the author sets forth that, although conceptually and in appearance state and foreign policy appear fragmented and independent, in reality they are related, albeit dialectically, socially and politically. The central thesis, therefore, is that one understands the relationship between state and foreign policy from the standpoint of dialectics. It is, therefore, first and foremost a methodological exposition. The methodological application of dialectics, however, compels the author to examine the subject not only on the level of theoretical abstraction but also at the more important level of social reality. In the language of dialectics, this can be referred to as the concrete analysis of a concrete situation-the situation being the Indian state and its foreign policy, with particular reference to India,s role in South Asia. Three inter-related parts, therefore, remain central to this study: first, methodological; second, the understanding of the Indian state; and third, the understanding of India,s role in South Asia.

Writer : Mufleh R Osmany, Humayun Kabir ISBN : 984 08 0227 5 Year of Publication : 2007 Cover Design : Ashim Kumar Halder Size : 8.5"X5.5" Price : Tk. 300 (hardback) / US$ 15
Global War on Terror: Bangladesh Perspective This book addresses some fundamental issues and problems relating to the U.S.-led global war on terror, offering a fresh perspective on the menace from a Muslim majority country. The focus of this volume is on explaining and assessing the nature and sources of terrorist threat in Bangladesh. The contributors raise and discuss various policy options for Bangladeshi in dealing with the problems of terrorism, including forging close cooperation with the developed Western countries. This collection of papers offers some insights into Bangladesh fight against terrorism and presents an important contribution to the discourse in Bangladesh and beyond on terrorism, in general, and on the global war in terror, in particular. This book should figure high on the reading list of those interested in the issues of terrorism in Bangladesh and in the larger context of South Asia.

Writer : Shanaz Khan ISBN : 984 08 0133 3 Year of Publication : 1995 Cover Design : Rahman Habib Size : 8.5"X5.5" Price : Tk. 150 (hardback) / US$ 10
Elusiveness of Co-ordinations at Sub-Nation Level A Focus on BRDB The book will be useful to researches, academicians, practitioners and students as well as to NGOs interested in rural development and administration of Third World countries in general and Bangladesh in particular.

Writer : M. Salimullah Khan ISBN : 984 08 0132 5 Year of Publication : 1995 Cover Design :  Size : 8.5"X5.5" Price : Tk. 200 (hardback) / US$ 100
The Journal of Political Science Association বাংলাদেশ রাষ্ট্রবিজ্ঞান সমিতির ষষ্ঠ জাতীয় সম্মেলন বাংলাদেশের “সমাজ, রাজনীতি ও উন্নয়ন”কে সামগ্রিকভাবে বিচার ও বিশ্লেষণ করে এ দেশের রাষ্ট্রবিজ্ঞানীদের গভীর ও সার্বিক জীবন-বোধের পরিচয় দেয়। ১৯৯১ খৃষ্টাব্দের ১৬ ও ১৭ ফেব্র“য়ারীতে জাহাঙ্গীরনগর বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের নিভৃত ও শান্ত পরিবেশে অনুষ্ঠিত এ সম্মেলন ক্রান্তিকালের সাক্ষী। ঐ সময় বাংলাদেশ এক সামুদ্রিক পরিবর্তনের মুখোমুখি দাড়ায়। সেই সময় ছিল উৎক্রান্তির সময়। সারা দেশ প্রতীক্ষায় ছিল এক গণমুখী গণতান্ত্রিক রাজনৈতিক ব্যব¯,ার। সেই বিচিত্র সময়ের আশা, আকাঙ্খা ও সংশয়ের মুখের রেখা আঁকেন বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রবিজ্ঞানীরা। তাঁদের সম্মিলিত প্রয়াসের সার এই গ্রšে, ছত্রে ছত্রে প্রতিফলিত হয়েছে।

Writer : Shaheen Afroze & Shahedul Anam Khan ISBN : 984 08 0143 0 Year of Publication : 1999 Cover Design :  Size : 8.5"X5.5" Price : Tk. 125 (hardback) / US$ 10
Chandabaji Versus Entrepreneurship The book is a compilation of the seminar papers written by young, scholars of Bangladesh. It deals with some of the development problems of Bangladesh pertaining to the youth force, particularly the growing trend of Chandabaji against the backdrop of economic liberalisation. Chandabaji is a bengali term which means extortion, illegal toll collection and rent seeking. Both Entrepreneurship and Chandabaji involve risk and alacrity. Why are, then some youths resorting to the deviant path of Chandabaji, and not coming forward to take up the challenges of entrepreneurship? How is Chandabaji sustained in the society? What is the way out? How could the situation be corrected? These are the broader issues that are dealt with in this book.

Writer : Omar Faruk, Nurjahan Khatun ISBN : 984 08 0242 4 Year of Publication : 2008 Cover Design : Golam Kabir Size : 8.5"X5.5" Price : Tk. 360 (hardback) / US$ 10
Crime Index Bangladesh2007 This book contains extensive data on crime committed in Bangladesh. The book focuses on lost crime, typologies, factors responsbile for occurance of crime, crime rate, and analyses the crime trends. Issues which are covered include the offender and victim,s characteristics such as age, sex, occupation, crime commission, causes of victimization and offender-victim relationship in context of present day Bangladesh. Ecological and etiological aspect of crime is very important for understanding crime in Bangladesh. This book analyses those factors related to regional distribution of crime, seasonal variation, time and day of occurrence of offenses, etc. It also puts forward certain important recommendations for preventing crime in Bangladesh. It is, in this sense, the book is a pioneering work on crime in Bangladesh. A new analysis of causes and consequences of crime has been presented here which will help the reader to develop a new thought on the subject. The book will be of much use to the researchers, policy makers, lawyers, law enforcement agencies, students, teachers and NGOs working on human rights, and for promoting national safety and security of the citizens of the country.

Writer : M. G. Kabir Shaukat Hassan ISBN :  Year of Publication : 1989 Cover Design :  Size : 8.5"X5.5" Price : Tk. 300 (hardback) / US$ 25
Issues and Challenges Facing Bangladesh Foreign Policy The collection of articles in this volume is the first attempt to analyze foreign policy issues facing Bangladesh. The handful of books and monographs published so far on the topic primarily concentrate on our bilateral of multilateral external relations. There have been very little systematic academic discussions on Bangladesh foreign policy, notwithstanding the titles of those works. A survey of the writings over the years on the broad topic of foreign policy not only indicates conceptual confusion regarding these two terms, but the treatment of the subject to the extent discernible has also been quite superficial. No serious attempt has been made so far to examine the foreign policy issues which directly or indirectly or indirectly impinge on Bangladesh,s national interests and pose a challenge to foreign policy formulation; it is therefore imperative that these issues and challenges environmental security, India doctrine, aid versus trade, co-riparian rights, maritime boundary delimitation, to name a few find proper public articulation before there can be intelligent public input in the foreign policy process.

Writer : Tareq Mahbub ISBN : 984 08 0274 4 Year of Publication : 2011 Cover Design : Golam Kabir Size : 8.5"X5.5" Price : Tk. 300 (hardback) / US$ 10
Intellectual Property Rights and Foreign Direct Given a different structure of demand for Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection under the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) mandate (geared toward the developing world to comply with the minimum protection criterion as opposed to a too stringent and weak IPR system, especially using the Agreement,s flexibilities for implementing TRIPS considering a developing country,s legal framework and other socio-economic conditions for attracting FDI), this research essay has investigated how an adequate IPR protection mechanism under the framework of TRIPS can augment FDI from a developing country,s perspective.< br />.< br /> The basic theme advanced throughout this essay is that developed countries should exercise greater tolerance and flexibility to help developing countries comply with the TRIPS mandate of adequate IPR protection toward the generation of greater FDI in the emerging economies, and help reach a common platform on global IPR protection, which would be beneficial for both parties, in the long-term. < br />.< br /> In this context, developed countries should extend their cooperation by means of monetary and technical assistance and offer greater flexibility to help developing countries reform their domestic IPR regimes, which include (a) building a consensus for IPR reform (b) administration and judicial reform (c) administration and enforcement of IPR so that developed countries feel more secure to invest in developing countries, which could potentially increase foreign investment.

Writer : Kamal Siddiqui ISBN : 78-984-90880-3-5 Year of Publication : May 2014 Cover Design : Golam Kabir Size : 8.5"X5.5" Price : Tk. 690 (hardback)/ US$ 30
Diplomacy and Statecraft The ability to practice diplomacy and to manage relationships with relevant actors (i.e. states, international organizations, NGOs and multinational corporations) in the international arena is one of the defining elements of a modern state. Diplomacy has been practiced in different parts of the world since ancient times when diplomats were exchanged among nations to develop and maintain relationships and to undertake specific negotiations towards achieving strategic goals. The 21st century is now more than a decade old, and the environment in which diplomacy takes placeis dynamic and rapidly changing. The world system has been convulsed severely several times since the end of the 1980s. First, the collapse of the socialist system in the early 1990s scrambled the power map of the world and set in motion US international ascendancy and a new phase of globalization and democratization. It also meant eruption of violence and foreign intervention from time to time in the area comprising the former Soviet Union. Second, the barbaric attacks on the United States by some terrorists in September 2001 in the name of Islam added new and unexpected dimensions to international diplomatic activities, to security concerns, to trade negotiations, to alliance formation, and to the sharing of knowledge and innovation. The third fundamental change to diplomacy was brought about by the recent global recession, starting from the US and then engulfing Europe and other parts of the world. Fourthly, the twentieth and twenty-first centuries have witnessed the growth of international law, particularly those relating to safeguarding human rights, preserving the environment, stopping the proliferation of nuclear weapons and addressing pressing security concerns. These have also defined the new limits of diplomacy. Finally, the cataclysmic changes that are now going on in the Arab World are enhancing democracy and human rights in some parts, indeed at a high cost, but at the same time reshaping the existing equations that the Middle East and North Africa enjoy among themselves and with the rest of the world. Diplomacy and Statecraft third edition provides an introduction to the theory and practice of modern diplomacy, drawing on the experience of the major powers with a particular focus on Western diplomacy and foreign policy, while also examining examples from Asia and elsewhere. It contains 12 chapters and 16 case studies.

Writer : Omar Faruk, Nurjahan Khatun ISBN : 984 08 0242 4 Year of Publication : 2008 Cover Design : Golam Kabir Size : 8.5"x5.5" Price : Tk. 360 (hardback) / US$ 10
Bangladesh-India Relations: Security Perspectives The spectre of terrorism has been haunting the relationship between Bangladesh and India for a long time. Bangladesh and India have faced a number of terrorist attacks with cross-border security implications in the face of dramatic rise in terrorist activities in recent years. The prime target of the terrorists is to undermine the democratic institutions and secular culture of these two countries as well as to create severe hindrances in the process of economic development. Given the nature of threats emanating from terrorism, cooperation on combating terrorism between Bangladesh and India has become imperative. This volume has made sincere efforts in exploring the security perspectives of Bangladesh and India with the focus on terrorism. It has also attempted to understand the nature of the security issues concerning the two countries. The book will be invaluable to the students of history, political science, security studies and international relations. This volume will also generate insights for the policy makers and the other stakeholders who wish to understand the security perspectives of Bangladesh and India.

Writer : Krishnan Srinivasan ISBN : 984 08 0247 X Year of Publication : 2009 Cover Design : Golam Kabir Size : 8.5"x5.5" Price : Tk. 500 (hardback) /US$ 16
The Jamdani Revolution Politics, Personalities and Civil Society in Bangladesh 1989-1992 The Jamdtith Revolution is the first book to be published of an Indian envoy`s diaries during a diplomatic posting. His time in Bangladesh marked the first-ever civil society overthrow of a military-backed regime in South Asia and only the second relatively bloodless revolution in the whole of Asia. The political parties that brought down General Ershad in 1990 found it impossible to sink their differences and establish democratic institutions; a problem that continues to this day in this space of three years, there were three presidents in Bangladesh and four Prime Ministers in India, and bilateral issues between India and Bangladesh were intensely politicized on both sides of the border. The Jamdani Revolution throws candid light on the day-to-day activities of an Indian envoy, his actions with and without instructions from New Delhi, and the frustrations with headquarters that characterize the experience of every ambassador. The author narrates his reactions to communal riots, coup rumours, calumnies in the press, the cyclone of 1991, amnesia about the Liberation War, and the neglect of Bangladesh`s Hindu and Buddhist pre-Islamic history. He records his impressions of politicians in India and Bangladesh, and the comic and sad incidents that enlivened his assignment.

Writer : Harun ur Rashid ISBN : 984 08 0290 9 Year of Publication : February 2013 Cover Design : Golam Kabir Size : 8.5"x5.5" Price : Tk. 600 (hardback) / US$ 15
Current Affairs Current Affairs is an anthology of articles written by eminent columnist Barrister Harun ur Rashid, former Bangladesh Ambassador to the UN. The articles were published in the daily newspaper, and newsweekly in Dhaka, such as the Daily Star, Holiday, Dhaka Courier and the Probe magazine during the last few years. The articles are unique because of their scale and range of subjects. They are the work of one eye and one mind of the author. Subject to subject, idea to idea, the articles are related in a wider construct which is the way the author has viewed and thought about his country, region and the world. . The articles are marked by freshness of insight, balanced analysis and cogent arguments born out of experience as a participant of Bangladesh foreign policy-making and international negotiator as a career diplomat. . The articles reveal the breadth and depth of his interests---be that political, social, economic, and strategic, dealing with country`s politics and issues, regional and international relations and global issues. . The articles contain investigative commentary on contemporary political, social and economic repositioning by countries big and small. They more often than not, go beyond commentaries, sketch out new vistas and point to new direction which may stimulate discussions and debates. . Overall, the book is a major contribution to the understanding of domestic, regional and international issues of importance and the different inputs that underpin the ever-changing strategic, political and economic scenario the world over. For those interested in Bangladesh issues, regional and international relations, and economic, security, environmental and strategic matters, the book presents a rich resource.