221x142mm, Hardback
ISBN: 978-1-914325-126-7 Price: £25.00 Available: January 2023 |
Sheikh Hasina
A Biography The Bangladesh Story: Voices of the Unheard Syed Badrul Ahsan & Rory Ross with a foreword by Sir Mark Tully As Bangladesh turns 50 years old, the time has come to tell the story of Sheikh Hasina, the remarkable stateswoman who has worked tirelessly to turn modern Bangladesh into the nation it has become today. This engaging and very human story embraces some of the key themes close to Sheikh Hasina’s heart - the country’s strong economic performance in recent years, the education of
women, and the infrastructure developments designed to resist the growing threats of climate change. But throughout the book also presents a strong narrative thread that brings out the nature of the woman - the immense obstacles overcome and successes achieved. |
About the Author
Syed Badrul Ahsan is a senior journalist who divides his time between Dhaka and London. He is a commentator on global affairs, with particular focus on politics in South Asia. He contributes to newspapers in Bangladesh and media outlets in India, as well as reviewing books for the quarterly journal Asian Affairs for the Royal Society for Asian Affairs (RSAA) in London. He is the author of biographies of Bangladesh’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, inlcuding the acclaimed Sheikh Mujibur Rahman From Rebel to Founding Father and a bigoraphy of the country’s wartime prime minister, Tajuddin Ahmad. |
CONTENTS:
• Family: The family’s background and the remarkable childhood as daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman – or “Mujib” as he has affectionately come to be known – “Father of
the Nation.”
• Childhood: The inevitable challenges that follow from the fermenting troubles of the post-partition era, and
her battle to establish a plan in these shifting sands
• Education: Student activism, life in Europe, exploring political ideas for later implementation.
• Early Politics: The horror of her father’s assassination, followed by her own political resolve. Self-exile and
the foundation of Bangladesh Awami League (AL). The troubled years of Bangladesh’s authoritarian rule
• Rule: First woman PM, first leader to serve a full term, and countless firsts for the development of society
• Opposition: and attempted assassination - resisting her father’s fate.
• Building the Nation: Bangladesh has moved from Least Developed Country to Developing and also lifted
Bangladesh to Middle Income Country from Low Income Country. The narrative highlights specifically:
- The domestic reform programme for governance and social justice
- The launching of Bangladesh’s identity in global village.
• Leadership: A celebration of recent achievements
- A figurehead for women’s empowerment, not just regionally, but internationally, as well as *** cllimate
- A Global Leader, recognised internationally, and particularly taking a lead on Climate Change issues.
• Accollades: Among her very many awards are: Mother of Humanity (UK’s Channel 4); UNESCO Peace Tree
award; UN environment prize for leadership on climate change; The Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize.
• Family: The family’s background and the remarkable childhood as daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman – or “Mujib” as he has affectionately come to be known – “Father of
the Nation.”
• Childhood: The inevitable challenges that follow from the fermenting troubles of the post-partition era, and
her battle to establish a plan in these shifting sands
• Education: Student activism, life in Europe, exploring political ideas for later implementation.
• Early Politics: The horror of her father’s assassination, followed by her own political resolve. Self-exile and
the foundation of Bangladesh Awami League (AL). The troubled years of Bangladesh’s authoritarian rule
• Rule: First woman PM, first leader to serve a full term, and countless firsts for the development of society
• Opposition: and attempted assassination - resisting her father’s fate.
• Building the Nation: Bangladesh has moved from Least Developed Country to Developing and also lifted
Bangladesh to Middle Income Country from Low Income Country. The narrative highlights specifically:
- The domestic reform programme for governance and social justice
- The launching of Bangladesh’s identity in global village.
• Leadership: A celebration of recent achievements
- A figurehead for women’s empowerment, not just regionally, but internationally, as well as *** cllimate
- A Global Leader, recognised internationally, and particularly taking a lead on Climate Change issues.
• Accollades: Among her very many awards are: Mother of Humanity (UK’s Channel 4); UNESCO Peace Tree
award; UN environment prize for leadership on climate change; The Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize.