Untranquil recollections : from dawn to darkness; nation building in post-liberation Bangladesh / Rehman Sobhan
By: Sobhan, Rehman.
Material type: BookPublisher: Dhaka : The University Press Ltd., 2022Description: xvii, 403p. : ill. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9789845063791.Subject(s): Sobhan, Rehman | Economists -- Biography -- Bangladesh | Political economy -- Post liberation -- Bangladesh | Bangladesh -- HistoryDDC classification: 923.3 Summary: "Rehman Sobhan was directly associated with Bangladesh's liberation struggle. In this memoir, he provides an insightful, first-hand account of the challenges faced by the newly independent Bangladesh in the early years of its existence. This book attempts to capture the unique problems of reconstructing the war-devastated economy while building institutions from ground up for a nation which for 24 years had been run through a highly centralized system of colonial-style governance. Untranquil Recollections gives special attention to the author's involvement, as a Member of the Planning Commission, in addressing the problem of reconstruction while coping with the political challenges associated with building institutions, formulating economic policies and overseeing their implementation. The narrative attempts to identify the economic and political forces that were inimical to the radical direction of the national policy set by Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The book concludes with a discussion of the dark events leading to Mujibur Rahman's assassination along with his family and his closest political colleagues, which resulted in a change in the regime"-- Provided by publisher.Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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920.97 ISH The life of Muhammad : | 923.3 ISL An Odyssey : | 923.3 ISL An Odyssey : | 923.3 SOB Untranquil recollections : from dawn to darkness; | 954.14 ISL An economic history of Bengal, 1757-1947 / | 954.14 TAR Husain Shahi Bengal 1494-1538 A.D. : | 954.145 KHA Discovery of Bangladesh : |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Rehman Sobhan was directly associated with Bangladesh's liberation struggle. In this memoir, he provides an insightful, first-hand account of the challenges faced by the newly independent Bangladesh in the early years of its existence. This book attempts to capture the unique problems of reconstructing the war-devastated economy while building institutions from ground up for a nation which for 24 years had been run through a highly centralized system of colonial-style governance. Untranquil Recollections gives special attention to the author's involvement, as a Member of the Planning Commission, in addressing the problem of reconstruction while coping with the political challenges associated with building institutions, formulating economic policies and overseeing their implementation. The narrative attempts to identify the economic and political forces that were inimical to the radical direction of the national policy set by Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The book concludes with a discussion of the dark events leading to Mujibur Rahman's assassination along with his family and his closest political colleagues, which resulted in a change in the regime"-- Provided by publisher.