This is a multidisciplinary course designed to equip students with the knowledge on 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 and the second theme draws attention to the experience of Bangladesh in governance and democratization. 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 the challenges of the 21st century.