SASNET seminar on Bangladesh: Politics, Economy and Civil Society
Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of Bangladeshi independence, the Victory Day of 16th December 1971, SASNET held a well-attended seminar on ”Bangladesh: Politics, Economy and Civil Society 40 years after Liberation” on Thursday 15 December 2011. The seminar was organised in collaboration with the Department of Sociology, Lund University at Edens Hörsal, Paradisgatan 5.
More than 40 people, including a large number of Lund University students and researchers, listened to the keynote speaker, David Lewis (photo), Professor of social policy and development at London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE). He spoke about ”Repositioning Bangladesh in the global imagination”, giving new perspectives on Bangladeshi development. It was based on his recently published book ”Bangladesh. Politics, Economy and Civil Society” – more information.
Khandker Masudul Alam, First Secretary & Head of Chancery at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Sweden, also participated in the seminar, giving a presentation on Bangladesh’s development from 1971 till today.
The seminar was moderated by Lars Eklund, SASNET deputy director, who also took part in the introductory singing of Bangladeshi songs along with Jasmine Zabbar and Bubu Munshi Eklund (photo). See them singing Muktiro Mandiro on Youtube! The two latter also served delicious home made Bengali snacks and sweets at the reception, that followed after the seminar.
