Politics of Bangladesh

Political culture is a particular and designed perspective on how political and economic life should be done. A political culture comprises of major presumptions about how the political cycle ought to work. For instance, Americans expect that when a political decision is lost, the washout will acknowledge the outcomes and not thwart the victor from getting down to business. We much of the time inquire as to why Bangladeshis disregard laws and arrangements, planned for the benefit of all, and don't do what they know is correct. The issue is truly bound up in the political culture we created throughout the long term. This study provides an overview of the political culture and its various typologies. It analyses and expressed the political culture of Bangladesh. The study is based on a review of existing secondary sources.

The 20th century witnessed a lot of nationalist movements, which gave the birth of many independent states. All these nationalist movements were led by some charismatic leaders who could convince, organize, and motivate people by their character, speech, and wonderful leadership. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was one of them. He was such a leader who opened the eyes of the East Pakistani people about their right and led them towards independence. He could ignite the light of the nationalist spirit among the people by his public speaking capacity and heart-rending speech. His historic speech of 7th March 1971 is often considered as one of the most influential speeches over the world. UNESCO recognized the 7th March speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as part of the world’s documentary heritage in 2017. This study sheds light on the historical importance of that speech. An extensive historical background of this speech will also be demonstrated based on the documents of the liberation war of Bangladesh and other reliable sources. This study shows that the 7th March speech of Bangabandhu paved the way for independent Bangladesh in 1971.

Since 2009, after the December 2008 elections, the government has changed its political motives to hold power a long time and has taken a more conciliatory approach towards the political oppositions. Even the political crisis in Bangladesh is an everyday affair since the birth of this country. The fear of the blot '1/11' (one-eleven) event led to the current political crisis (such as undemocratic electoral process, violence, and conflicts, violation of human rights, blocking the freedom of speech, corruption, money laundering, and so on). The primary objective is to identify how the blot '1/11' (one-eleven) event has affected Bangladesh's political process. The study also focuses on the current political crisis's challenges through the existing scenery and realities in Bangladesh. The descriptive and quantitative method was adopted, and data was collected via existing survey reports, official statistical records, and published sources. The study's result revealed no proper democratic process in Bangladesh, but the country is in an autocratic regime. The research suggests that all stockholders of government, opposition parties, and international communities should care about Bangladesh's current political crisis for ensuring more committed , free and fair, and credible elections.

The nature of identity formation is complex. The production of identity in South Asia, with its colonial past, has been largely dependent on the region's colonial history. In this article we chart the process of political identity formation in Bangladesh. We identify the various historical causes that led to the creation of each of the two types of identity prevalent today. These two divisive identities based on language and religion, one pitted against the other, each became the central platform of each of the two major political parties, the Awami League (AL) and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). This disquisition shows clear patterns of political distress that resulted in the bifurcation of these two divisive political identities that ossified by the late 20th century due chiefly to the actions of the colonial government of the Raj.

The nature of identity formation is complex. The production of identity in South Asia, with its colonial past, has been largely dependent on the region’s colonial history. In this article we chart the process of political identity formation in Bangladesh. We identify the various historical causes that led to the creation of each of the two types of identity prevalent today. These two divisive identities based on language and religion, one pitted against the other, each became the central platform of each of the two major political parties, the Awami League (AL) and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). This disquisition shows clear patterns of political distress that resulted in the bifurcation of these two divisive political identities that ossified by the late 20th century due chiefly to the actions of the colonial government of the Raj.

Electoral corruption is a form of political corruption that has its roots in electoral misgovernance. It is a concept derived from criminal law that deals with significant issues of deviations from acceptable norms of voting in an election. This could include anything from voter intimidation to bribery to forgery. Electoral corruption is systematically related to electoral rules but more generally this could include a wide range of deviant behavior that manipulate the process by which ballots are obtained, marked or tabulated or the process by which election results are canvassed and certified. In this paper, I address all well-known forms of deviations from electoral integrity judged by international standards set by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the United Nations through its Declaration of Principles for Election Observation (DPIEO) and Administration and Cost of Elections (ACE) project. I also discuss how the electoral governance and electoral laws of Bangladesh can be improved by evaluating existing laws and practices by a framework created on the basis of principles of good electoral practice set forth by those three institutions.

In keeping with the topic of the volume, this chapter shall attempt at an elucidation of the future of nationalism in a non-Western nation. Nationalism is inherently a socio-political phenomenon and as such, ever-changing. This chapter shall focus on the nature of national identities and nationalist ideologies that preponderate in Bangladesh, and attempt at identifying future changes that might become manifest, with specific emphasis on the impact of global media and technological trends, development of political Islam, and South Asian regional politics. The foundations of any nationalism are based on a set of core myths and traditions, which are malleable over time. This chapter shows the critical links between new global trends including (i) algorithms, filter bubbles, and media consumption in the age of the