This is a multidisciplinary course designed to equip students with the knowledge about focal themes relating to Bangladesh. The first theme is the inevitability of the emergence of Bangladesh as a state entity in the context of a long historical background starting from 4th Century B.C.; and the second themes draws attention to the experience of Bangladesh as a small state in the Third World in governance and democratization. The course contents are arranged and presented in a way that avoid unnecessary factual details, and emphasize major themes and tends to get across the twin objectives to students. The students attending this course are expected to be made aware of the past and present of Bangladesh for the enlargement of their knowledge to face 21st century.