Politics and Political Science

This monograph examines the problems of women’s political participation in Bangladesh. This study finds that women’s participation in politics is limited in Bangladesh despite the unique experience of having a woman prime minister and a woman opposition leader. How did Bangladesh get these two women political leaders? Despite having these two leaders why is women’s political participation low? What are the problems of women politicians of Bangladesh?

Benazir Bhutto, twice Prime Minister of Pakistan, daughter of a prime minister, a daughter of the east, is a charismatic figure in Pakistan’s politics and on the world stage. She has been the main protagonist on Pakistan’s political stage ever since the execution of her father, Zuffikar All Bhutto. Her advent marked the transition to democracy but her performance has been controversial.

The volume represents a range of themes covering a myriad of issues and problems facing South Asian Nations.

This book is the result of an empirical study aimed at analysing the results of the three parliamentary elections hold in Bangladesh under caretaker administrations since 1991, with special emphasis on the October 2001 election. It carries out an objective analysis of various aspects of the election including possible determinants of party performance and voter turnout and the impact of rebel candidates and other contextual variables on the outcome of the election. To-date, no study has been undertaken to offer an objective analysis of the election results.