Open AccessIS THERE CIVIL SOCIETY IN BANGLADESH?
Author(s) -
Sazedul Islam
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
juvenis scientia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2414-3790
pISSN - 2414-3782
DOI - 10.32415/jscientia.2018.12.10
Subject(s) - civil society , opposition (politics) , democracy , politics , political science , state (computer science) , independence (probability theory) , language change , political economy , economic growth , government (linguistics) , public administration , development economics , sociology , law , economics , art , linguistics , statistics , philosophy , mathematics , literature , algorithm , computer science
Сivil society is a group of people excluded from the government and the army and providing a counterbalance and control of the state at the national and local levels in the country. In Bangladesh, since independence in 1971, civil society organizations have been successfully involved in social development, but they have been criticized not to be able promote democracy in Bangladesh because of their support for political parties. Therefore, it impedes strong opposition to corruption and non-democratic activities in the country. In this article, using the historical method, the author analyzes the features and role of civil society in Bangladesh.