|
|||||||||||||
Bangladesh Foreign PolicyBeing a small-sized country (147,570 square kilometres) almost surrounded by India with a large population (140 million as of 2005), limited natural resources and dependence on foreign aid, the author argues Bangladesh has limited range of options in foreign policy. The author defines national interests rigorously in the context of a new set of realities, recognises what is and what is not achievable for Bangladesh and sets priorities and challenges accordingly. The book is built around four themes: . (i) Historical backgrounds as well as the domestic and international setting, the foreign policy making-process, the principal actors in formulating foreign policy, the country`s strengths and weaknesses and impact of changes in international politics, (ii) Nature and content of interactions of Bangladesh with countries in various regions, (iii) Role of Bangladesh in inter-governmental organisations including in the UN and SAARC, Commonwealth and Non-Aligned Movement and (iv) Some of the challenging security, economic and social issues Bangladesh is likely to face at the 21st century. . The book provides an account that reveals the shape and direction of Bangladesh foreign policy. It also makes a statement where Bangladesh is going and why. . First of its kind in its rather exhaustive treatment of foreign policy, the book will be useful tool for teachers and students of international relations, political science and history, journalists, diplomats and general readers who are interested in the study of Bangladesh foreign policy. |
|
|||||||||||||
Conflict Management & Sub-Regional Cooperation in ASEAN: Relevance for SAARCThe book ‘Conflict Management and Sub-Regional Co-operation in ASEAN: Relevance for SAARC’ deals with two distinct and yet inextricably linked realms in the experiences of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (NSEAN)-managing intra-group conflicts and pursuing sub-regional co-operation with a view to examining their relevance for the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC). In Part 1, the book deals with the intricacies of the mechanisms and politico diplomatic processes for the management of intra-group conflicts developed by ASEAN countries over the years with a focus on understanding the mode of their functioning as well as their effectiveness. In the Part II, the book deals with the concept of growth triangle, surveys the sub-regional economic zones in East and Southeast Asia and brings out the potentials for and the challenges to the proposed South Asian Growth Quadrangle (SAGQ). The focus in the second half of the book is on exploring the possibility of learning lessons from the ASEAN experiences in sub-regional co-operation for the similar mode of economic co-operation in South Asia. |
|
|||||||||||||
The Awami League 1949-1971This book is about the Awami League since its inception in 1949 as the East Pakistan Awami Muslim League later rechristened as the East Pakistan Awami League till 1971 when to the aftermath of the Pakistani military crackdown it formed the provisional Government of Bangladesh and reorganised itself as the Bangladesh Awami League. |
|
|||||||||||||
Bangladesh Origins and Indian Ocean Relations (1971-75)In this study, Dr. Wright provides an explanation of events which occurred in the first phase of Bangladesh’s existence during the time of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. These events have been analysed in the light of the country’s historical inheritance and the powerful political, economic and military pressures exerted by its Indian Ocean neighbours. To Bangladesh’s origins sets the scene for a detailed study of its relation with India, Pakistan, and various Islamic states of the region. |
|
|||||||||||||
Security of Small State in Third World |
|
|||||||||||||
তৃতীয় বিশà§à¦¬à§‡à¦° ডাকতৃতীয় বিশà§à¦¬à§‡à¦° বরà§à¦¤à¦®à¦¾à¦¨ অবসà§à¦¥à¦¾à¦° জনà§à¦¯ দায়ী ইউরোপ-ইউরোপের সামà§à¦°à¦¾à¦œà§à¦¯à¦¬à¦¾à¦¦ ও উপনিবেশবাদ। দà§à¦Ÿà¦¿-দà§à¦Ÿà¦¿ কেন, তিনটি-ওতপà§à¦°à§‹à¦¤à¦à¦¾à¦¬à§‡ জড়িত। সামà§à¦°à¦¾à¦œà§à¦¯à¦¬à¦¾à¦¦ ও উপনিবেশবাদ দà§à¦¬à¦¾à¦°à¦¾ সৃষà§à¦Ÿ ইউরোপের ধà§à¦¬à¦‚স না হলে তৃতীয় বিশà§à¦¬ পà§à¦°à¦¤à¦¿à¦·à§à¦ িত হতে পারবে না। à¦à¦•à¦¥à¦¾ ফà§à¦¯à¦¾à¦¨à¦¨ জানেন। তাà¦à¦° ‘পৃথিবীর হতà¦à¦¾à¦—à§à¦¯â€™ নামক গà§à¦°à¦¨à§à¦¥à¦Ÿà¦¿ à¦à¦•à¦‡ সঙà§à¦—ে তৃতীয় বিশà§à¦¬à§‡à¦° ঘোষণাপতà§à¦° ও উপনিবেশবাদের বিরà§à¦¦à§à¦§à§‡ জà§à¦¬à¦²à¦¨à§à¦¤ দলিল। বিংশ শতাবà§à¦¦à§€à¦° উপর যে ক’জনের পà§à¦°à¦à¦¾à¦¬ সবচেয়ে বেশী পড়েছে, ফà§à¦¯à¦¾à¦¨à¦¨ তাà¦à¦¦à§‡à¦° à¦à¦•à¦œà¦¨à¥¤ ‘পৃথিবীর হতà¦à¦¾à¦—à§à¦¯â€™ তাà¦à¦° সবচেয়ে পরিচিত ও আলোচিত গà§à¦°à¦¨à§à¦¥à¥¤ অনà§à¦¬à¦¾à¦¦à¦• মাহমà§à¦¦ হাসান বাংলাà¦à¦¾à¦·à§€ পাঠক-পাঠিকাদের জনà§à¦¯ ঠগà§à¦°à¦¨à§à¦¥à¦Ÿà¦¿ বাংলায় অনà§à¦¬à¦¾à¦¦ করেছেন। |
|
|||||||||||||
সমকালীন আনà§à¦¤à¦°à§à¦œà¦¾à¦¤à¦¿à¦• রাজনীতিসমকালীন আনà§à¦¤à¦°à§à¦œà¦¾à¦¤à¦¿à¦• সমà§à¦ªà¦°à§à¦• বà§à¦¯à¦¾à¦ªà¦• ও বিচিতà§à¦°à¦§à¦°à§à¦®à§€, কেননা আদরà§à¦¶à¦¿à¦• ও রাজনৈতিকà¦à¦¾à¦¬à§‡ সমকালীন বিশà§à¦¬ বà§à¦¯à¦¾à¦ªà¦•à¦à¦¾à¦¬à§‡ রূপানà§à¦¤à¦°à¦¿à¦¤ হয়েছে। বরà§à¦¤à¦®à¦¾à¦¨à§‡ বিশà§à¦¬ যেমন সমসà§à¦¯à¦¾ ও সংকটে আবরà§à¦¤à¦¿à¦¤ তেমনি à¦à¦¤à§‡ বেশ কিছৠইতিবাচক উপাদানও পরিলকà§à¦·à¦¿à¦¤ হয়। à¦à¦¸à¦¬ সমà§à¦ªà¦°à§à¦•à§‡ ততà§à¦¤à§à¦¬à§€à§Ÿ গবেষণা ও বিশà§à¦²à§‡à¦·à¦£ সামà§à¦ªà§à¦°à¦¤à¦¿à¦•à¦•à¦¾à¦²à§‡à¦° আনà§à¦¤à¦°à§à¦œà¦¾à¦¤à¦¿à¦• রাজনীতির বহà§à¦¬à¦¿à¦§ সমসà§à¦¯à¦¾ ও সংকটকে ঘিরে রচিত বিà¦à¦¿à¦¨à§à¦¨ পà§à¦°à¦¬à¦¨à§à¦§ সংকলিত হয়েছে আনà§à¦¤à¦°à§à¦œà¦¾à¦¤à¦¿à¦• অধà§à¦¯à§Ÿà¦¨ সমিতি, বাংলাদেশ-à¦à¦° à¦à¦‡ গà§à¦°à¦¨à§à¦¥à§‡à¥¤ |
|
|||||||||||||
উপসাগরীয় যà§à¦¦à§à¦§ ও ইউরো-মারà§à¦•à¦¿à¦¨ দৃষà§à¦Ÿà¦¿à¦¤à§‡ তৃতীয় বিশà§à¦¬à¦‰à¦ªà¦¸à¦¾à¦—রীয় যà§à¦¦à§à¦§ আমাদের দেখিয়েছে পশà§à¦šà¦¿à¦®à§‡à¦° শকà§à¦¤à¦¿ ও মন কীà¦à¦¾à¦¬à§‡ কাজ করে। সাদà§à¦¦à¦¾à¦® হà§à¦¸à§‡à¦¨ ঠিক না à¦à§à¦² তাদের জনà§à¦¯ à¦à¦Ÿà¦¾ ছিলো অপà§à¦°à¦¾à¦¸à¦™à§à¦—িক। সাদà§à¦¦à¦¾à¦® যেহেতৠশকà§à¦¤à¦¿à¦¶à¦¾à¦²à§€ হয়ে পড়েছিলেন à¦à¦¬à¦‚ ইউরোপ ও বিশেষ করে মারà§à¦•à¦¿à¦¨ যà§à¦•à§à¦¤à¦°à¦¾à¦·à§à¦Ÿà§‡à¦° অবাধà§à¦¯à¦¤à¦¾ করছিলেন à¦à¦—à§à¦²à§‹à¦‡ ছিলো তার ইরাককে ধà§à¦¬à¦‚স করার যথেষà§à¦Ÿ কারণ। উপসাগরীয় যà§à¦¦à§à¦§à§‡à¦° নানা অà¦à¦¿à¦œà§à¦žà¦¤à¦¾à¦° কথা লেখক ঠগà§à¦°à¦¨à§à¦¥à§‡ বরà§à¦£à¦¨à¦¾ করেছেন। à¦- বইয়ের বেশীর à¦à¦¾à¦— নিবনà§à¦§à¦‡ উপসাগরীয় যà§à¦¦à§à¦§ চলাকালীন সময়ে ও তার ঠিক পর পর লেখা। |
|
|||||||||||||
Decentralization & the local State Under Peripheral CapitalismThe study also provides with new analytical tools to study the political history of the development of local government and the local state in the sub-continent, specially in Pakistan and Bangladesh together with some of the recent positive developments in various Indian states, such as West Bengal, Kerala and Maharastra to enlighten the whole discussion with a comparative outlook. So far this may be regarded as a pioneering work in the field of central-local relations in the peripheral societies in the post cold war era specially for identifying the paradoxes created between deregulation and reregulation, debureucratisation and rebureacratesation, democracy and disenfranchisement and finally decentralisation and recentralisation with empirical evidence from the upazila programme of Bangladesh. |
|
|||||||||||||
Gulf War |
|
|||||||||||||
Regionalism in South Asia A Critique of the Functionalist ApproachRegionalism in South Asia in this book has been seen as a process for spreading cooperation in the region, comprising eight states- Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka (during the study period Afghanistan was not member of SAARC Naturally Afghanistan could not be brought into the analysis). As the process of cooperation in this region functionalist line has been adopted. The objective is to cooperate with one another to address the problems of common concern with a confidence that through collaboration of the regional states solution to the problems is possible. The objective of the study is to have a critique on the regional process in South-Asia through the criteria derived from functionalism (of integration theory of regionalism). In this book how far the process is compatible to the adopted functionalist line and whether the envisaged spread and enhancement of cooperation in attitude, behaviour and institution or organisation are really happening are the vital thrust areas. Thus, as the tool of analysis, a theoretical framework of functionalism has been used. The state, people, and their culture, and their needs and limitations have come across in the analysis, with a special emphasis on the emancipation of the masses from poverty and underdevelopment. |