A conversation with political scientist Maidul Islam: Bangladesh's politics after the February election, Jamaat-e-Islami as the main opposition for the first time in the country's history, religion in public life, the dispute over the reform council, and national unity.
Guest: Dr Maidul Islam, Professor of Political Science, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta.
Chapters
- 0:00 Start
- 0:15 Introduction
- 1:57 His forthcoming book on populism in Bengal
- 6:42 How Jamaat went from 4% to 31%
- 20:59 Religion and faith in public life
- 25:26 Is Jamaat changing?
- 29:43 Accountability, justice and reconciliation
- 33:56 What the parties still have to learn
- 36:34 What voters should ask for
- 40:42 Government, opposition and the reform council
- 43:00 National unity and the diaspora
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