1st Edition
Social Transformation in Bangladesh Pathways, Challenges and the Way Forward
This book examines the underlying causes of Bangladesh’s success story since its independence; a country that has been praised for its economic development and commendable achievements on human development indices. It offers a critical analysis of the social transformation that has taken place.
Chapters in this edited book offer interdisciplinary perspectives analyses concerning issues of inclusivity, extractivism, sustainability and equitability. The book takes a look into the interconnected metamorphosis of the economy, society, culture, and environment of Bangladesh. From the products of post-industrial society such as YouTube sensations and digital labour platforms, to groups that have gone through marginalisation for decades such as the urban poor, and indigenous peoples, a wide array of scholarship and case studies are utilised to analyses the challenges and opportunities offered by the process of societal transformation.
This book will be of great interest for those specialising in the fields of South Asian Studies, Development Studies, Sociology, Migration, Labour, Health and Media Studies.
Understanding Social Transformation in Bangladesh: An Introduction, Shahidur Rahman and Md. Masud-All-Kamal; 1. The Path to Neoliberalism: Investigating Bangladesh's Political Economic Transformation, Nikhil Deb; 2. Neoliberal Restructuring and the Precarious Urban Poor in Dhaka City, Meheri Tamanna; 3. Post-Secular Narratives: Negotiating Religion and State in Bangladesh, Abdul Wohab; 4. Challenges to News Media in Bangladesh, Atiqur Rahman; 5. Challenges to Retain Female Workers in the Bangladesh Garment Industry, Shahidur Rahman; 6. Digital Labour Platforms, Resistance and Labour Protection in Bangladesh, Lutfun Nahar Lata; 7. Barriers to Implementing NGO-initiated Climate Change Adaptation in Bangladesh, Md. Masud-All-Kamal; 8. Circulation of success stories of fellow Indigenous individuals – Assessing the Beneficial or detrimental Effects, Urmee Chakma and Dinalo Chakma; 9. The Rise of YouTube and its influence on major aspects of life in Bangladesh, Mohammad Hasib Emran, MD Fardeen Kibria and Farhan Islam; 10. Adverse Birth Outcomes in Bangladesh: A Public Health Model of Prevention, Nafisa Halim, Kazi Md Mukitul Islam & Nandini Agarwal; 11. Genocide against the Rohingyas in Myanmar, ecocide against the Ukhiyans in Bangladesh: The Genocide-Ecocide Nexus, Afroza Anwary; 12. Bangladeshi Migrant Shipbuilders in Italy: Rethinking Precarity and their livelihood, Al Amin Rabby and Devi Sacchetto; Index
Biography
Shahidur Rahman is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Economics and Social Sciences at BRAC University, Bangladesh. His research interests include political economy of development, industrial relations, gender and labor with a particular focus on the Bangladesh garment industry. He is the author of three books and his most recent book, The Bangladesh Garment Industry and the Global Supply Chain: Choices and Constraints of Management was published by Routledge in 2021.
Md. Masud-All-Kamal is Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. He is also a Researcher at the Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources, The University of Adelaide, Australia. His research focuses on social dimension of climate change adaptation, community engagement and just transition.
