| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> BangladeshFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Bangladesh**Library of Congress Call Number DS393.4                   .B372 1989**- Bangladesh  ForewordAcknowledgements
- Preface  Table                       A. Chronology of Important EventsCountry                       Profile
Country
- Geography  SocietyEconomy
- Transportation                           and Communications  Government                           and PoliticsNational                           Security
- Introduction     - Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (Peter R. Blood)                            - Early                           History, 1000 B.C.-A.D. 1202  Islamization                           of Bengal, 1202-1757European                           Colonization, 1757-1857
Early                               Settlements
- The                               British Raj   The                           Uprising of 1857- A                               Great Divide in South Asian History  Reappraisal                               of British PolicyThe                           Nationalist Movement and the Rise of Muslim Consciousness,                           1857-1947
The                               Division of Bengal, 1905-12
- Development                               of the Muslim League, 1906-20  Two                               Nations Concept, 1930-47Pakistan                           Period , 1947-71
Transition                               to Nationhood, 1947-58
- The                               "Revolution" of Ayub Khan, 1958-66  Emerging                               Discontent, 1966-70The                               War for Bangladeshi Independence, 1971
- Birth                           of Bangladesh    - Early                               Independence Period, 1971-72  Fall                               of the Bangabandhu, 1972-75Restoration                               of Military Rule, 1975-77
- The                               Zia Regime and Its Aftermath, 1977-82       - Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment  (Enayetur Rahim)                            - Geography        - The                               Land  ClimateRiver                               Systems
- Population    - Population                               Structure and Settlement Patterns  MigrationPopulation                               Control
- Ethnicity                               and Linguistic Diversity   Social                           System - Transition                               to a New Social Order  Rural                               SocietyUrban                               Society
- Family,                               Household, and Kinship  Women's                               Role in SocietySocial                               Classes and Stratification
- Religion    - Religion                               and Society  Islam- Tenets                                   of Islam  Early                                   Developments in IslamIslam                                   in Bangladesh
- Hinduism  BuddhismChristianity
- Education    - The                               British Legacy  Education                               SystemReligious                               Education
- Role                               of English and Arabic in Education  Education                               Planning and PolicyHealth
Disease                               and Disease Control
- Health                               Care Facilities  Medical                               Education and TrainingMedicinal                               Drugs and Drug Policy
Chapter                       3. The Economy
 (Lawrence B. Lesser)                       
Economic                           Context 
Historical                               Perspective
- Economic                               Reconstruction after Independence   Managing                           the Economy- Economic                               Policy and Planning  Government                               Budget Process- Revenue                                   Budget  Development                                   BudgetJoint                               Ventures and Foreign Investment
- Bilateral                               Investment  Money                               and Banking- Currency                                   Fluctuation  The                                   Banking SystemForeign                           Assistance 
Test                               Case for Development
- Aid                               Dependence    - International                                   Banks  United                                   NationsForeign                                   Governments and Private Donors
- Agriculture    - Structure                               of Agricultural Production  Food                               Crops- Rice  WheatOther                                   Food Crops
- Industrial                               Crops    - Jute  Forestry                                   ProductsFisheries
- Industry    - Traditional                               Sectors  Ready-made                               GarmentsOther                               Industries
- Mineral                               Development    - Natural                                   Gas  CoalPetroleum
- Electric                                   Power  BiofuelsTechnological                               Advances
- Foreign                           Trade     - Export                               Sectors      - Jute  SeafoodGarments
- Other                                   Export Industries   Balance                               and Terms of TradeTransportation                           and Communications
Inland                               Waterways and Ports
- Road                               Transportation  RailroadsCivil                               Aviation
- Telecommunications  TourismProblems                           and Prospects
Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics
 (James Heitzman)                       
Structure                           of Government
Constitution
- Legislature  Executive- Presidency  Council                                   of MinistersJudiciary
- Civil                               Service  Local                               AdministrationThe                           Ershad Period
Achieving                               Stability, 1982-83
- Emerging                               Opposition, 1983-86  Relaxation                               of Martial Law, 1986-87More                               Opposition Pressure
- Political                           Dynamics     - Local                               Elites  The                               National PartyParty                               Politics
Awami                                   League
- Bangladesh                                   National Party  Leftist                                   PartiesIslamic                                   Parties
- Alliances  Workers                                   and StudentsWomen                                   in Politics
- The                           Media   Foreign                           Policy - South                               and Southeast Asia    - India  PakistanOther                                   Nations
- China                               and Other Asian Nations  The                               Islamic WorldThe                               Superpowers
Soviet                                   Union
- United                                   States   Western                               Europe, Canada, Australia, and New ZealandInternational                               Organizations
Chapter                       5 - National Security
 (Douglas C. Makeig)                       
Armed                           Forces and Society
Colonial                               Origins
- Pakistan                               Era  The                               Liberation WarPostindependence                               Period
- Organization                           of the Armed Forces    - Legal                               Basis  RecruitmentMission
National                                   Defense
- Aid-to-Civil                                   Roles  Intelligence                                   and SecuritySecurity                               Environment
- Defense                               Spending  Foreign                               Acquisitions and TiesThe                           Three Services
Army
- Navy  Air                               ForceAuxiliary                           Forces 
Bangladesh                               Rifles
- Ansars  PoliceVillage                               Defence Party
- Public                           Order and Internal Security    - Violence                               and Crime  Insurgency                               in the Chittagong HillsCriminal                               Justice
- The                           Military in the Late 1980's      - Appendix. Tables    BibliographyGlossary

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