@article{1435839,
      recid = {1435839},
      author = {Khan, Jalal Uddin,},
      title = {Bangladesh in bondage : Tarique Rahman, SQC, LB, and other  essays /},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      abstract = {This book brings together a collection of essays about the  untenable political status quo in Bangladesh under Sheikh  Hasina. Since democratization in the 1990s, Bangladeshi  political life has been characterized by fierce battles  over the role of religion in society, corruption, and the  obstacles to constructing a society with freedom of  expression and rule of law, independent from the influence  of powerful neighboring countries. Academic freedom and  other human rights issues have hindered the study of  Bangladesh heretofore, and corruption, police abuses, and  election rigging are common as well as widely documented.  In this passionate, sometimes personal exploration of the  issues of social justice, rule of law, and the democratic  process in Bangladesh, the book offers a valuable case  study of how an Asian developmental state is otherwise  regressing backwards morally, socially, and politically.  The Bangladeshi struggle for sovereignty, prosperity and  democracy documented in this book will be of interest to  political scientists, scholars of South Asia, and those of  Islam. Dr Q M Jalal Khan is author of Bangladesh: A Divided  Country and Bangladesh Divided: A Corrupt Police and Prison  State. His work, Sheikh Hasinas Brutal BNP-Phobia and Her  Scandalous Midnight Power Grab Through Vampire Vote Dacoity  and Villainous S/Election Rigging with an All-Time High  Record of Humongous White-Collar Corruption has appeared in  Bangladesh: A Suffering People Under State Terrorism. His  co-edited Begum Khaleda Zia: People's Leader of Bangladesh  and Indias Hegemonic Design in Bangladesh are among his  more recent volumes. Forthcoming is his co-edited Zia, the  Legend of Bangladesh. American-educated Dr Khans numerous  other publications include his literary criticism in books  and articles.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1435839},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1236-7},
}