A STUDY ON CONFLICTING ISSUES AND POLITICAL CULTURE IN BANGLADESH
Dr. Md. Sultan Mahmud
University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Abstract
After 1991, especially two political parties (Awami League and Bangladesh Nationalist Party-BNP) come to power by turn through popular elections in Bangladesh. Though they form government as coalition or alliance with other small political parties, but they remain as flag bearers. Unfortunately, the regimes have been marked by indiscriminate politicization of government, semi-autonomous and even autonomous offices and institutions, and by corruption and misrule, violations of state laws, which make the governance weak, conflicting political culture and undemocratic in practice. This study is focused on finding the politics of electoral transition and the nature of political culture in the state. This study also reviews the conflicting issues which are obstacles for democratization of Bangladesh. Finally some recommendations have been pointed for the institutionalization of democracy in Bangladesh.
Keywords: Political Culture, Democracy, Elections and Conflicting Issues
Topic: Conflict and Reconciliation