1. Introduction
2. Why Bangladesh? A Pre-History up to the Rise of Mujib, 1757-1963
3. The Rise of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, 1963-1971
4. The Decline and Fall of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,1971-1975
5.Trial and Error, Hope and Despair: Bangladesh Under Zia and Ershad, 1975-1990
6. “Dynastic Democracy” Under the “Battling Begums”,1991-2021
7. Problematic Integration of Minorities: A Case Study of Bihari Muslims
8. The Crisis of Identity: Bengali, Islamic, or Islamist Extremism?
9. “Culture Matters”: Towards Understanding the Crisis of Culture in Bangladesh
10. Conclusions.