This is an illustrative rather than exhaustive course. The course is concerned with the political, cultural, social and economic development of Bangladesh from historical times to present day. Daily lifestyle, society, religion, culture, wealth of Bangladesh in other words how this nation gradually evolved into today’s Bangladesh is the main structure of this subject.
This course will be taught in four segments. The first segment will give a general introduction of the land formation and geographical space in which Bangladesh sits in. The segment will also sketch an overall picture of peoples and their culture, language and economy. The second segment will illustrate the historical development of Bangladesh from ancient to modern times. In the third segment we will discuss post-colonial Bangladesh, its polity, economy and society in particular. The final segment will provide an understanding of the contemporary issues and debates on gender, ethnicity, ecology and other issues that Bangladesh faces today.