Bangladesh Politics Problems and Issues

Raunaq Jahan's 'Bangladesh Politics Problems and Issues' is an expanded edition of a work first published in 1980, bringing together sixteen articles written across three decades. The pieces are arranged chronologically to trace the country's political journey. This edition adds four new articles covering the 1971 genocide, political reviews of 2002 and 2003, and an overview of major political shifts since independence. Despite being written at different times, the collection reveals how the fundamental problems of governance have stayed remarkably consistent across changing regimes.

The book works as a standard textbook for students of Bangladesh politics, examining elite conflicts, identity contestations, constitutional experiments, electoral and party politics, voting behavior, and political leadership. It narrates the people's ongoing struggle for democracy, analyzing both achievements and shortcomings. Written for university-level readers, the articles offer a comprehensive picture of the country's political evolution.