The Fiery Force

One cannot imagine the evolving nature and the emergence of Bangladesh as a nation-state without understanding or acknowledging the role of students and thus student politics. Additionally,in order to understand the contemporary Bangladesh politics,society,culture and economy it becomes necessary to understand the catalysts/actors and processes in the making of the country. In fact,among the catalysts,the role of student politics remains pivotal in the identity formation,nation-building and societal transformations of Bangladesh. Against such a backdrop,this intellectually stimulating book investigates the role of student politics between 1930s and 1960s in the making of Bangladesh. It covers Muslim student politics in the pre-partition Bengal,trends in East Bengal student movement between 1952 and 1958 and the role of Student Action Committee (SAC) in the mass-upsurge of 1969. The book will be immensely useful to the students of History,Politics,to academics,researchers and policymakers with interest on student politics in Bangladesh.