Bangabandhu and Bangladesh

Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) revisited the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s thoughts, ideas and vision through a series of seminars and webinars throughout his birth centenary. This book is a compilation of revised and edited versions of the papers presented at those events. It commemorates the transformational leadership of Bangabandhu which organized people against oppression and contributed to nation-building, state-building and national emancipation. In the international arena, Bangabandhu’s leadership provided a milestone for the foreign policy of Bangladesh. His ideas and goals along with his political philosophy not only helped with the restoration of the state during the post-liberation period but also paved the way for the country’s emergence. Bangabandhu’s holistic approaches towards economic development and international relations built up synergies of cooperation based on mutual respect and the motto that says, “friendship towards all and malice towards none”.