The Great Identity Tussle: Bangladeshi or Bengali Nationalism
As published in the Volume 2(2) of Ramjas Political Review Abstract The 2024 Bangladesh crisis has marked a reconfiguration of the idea of Bangladesh, breaking away from decades of partisan and ideological conflict between two contesting national identities, Bengali nationalism and Bangladeshi nationalism. The essay utilises qualitative analysis using secondary data to track the historic makings and trajectory of Bangladesh’s national identity and the underlying tensions that explain the...