Academic and Reference Books

There has been a remarkable transformation of the rural economy in Bangladesh during the last decades leading to significant reductions in poverty. National statistics and other reports have documented the progress in agriculture, infrastructure, health, education and the improved condition for women in rural Bangladesh.

In this book, Professor Islam examines the quest of Bangladesh for transition from its violent past to the peaceful future through judicial trials of atrocities committed during its liberation war in 1971. These international crimes trials, held under a domestic legislation, are uniquely distinct from international or hybrid international crimes trials. The book is a ground-breaking research work on the first ever such trials in the ICC era.

Bangladesh has recently turned out to be an intriguing model of economics. It warrants faster growth to help the economy achieve the next level of development. The book argues how macro policymaking and institutions can empower growth to make this graduation possible. This work shows how the market economy along with the spirit of liberalization has energized Bangladesh to be a growth story and how further reforms and apt investment strategies can make the country’s development sustainable in the twenty-first century.