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    Long-term studies on trends and issues in South Asia

    243 : Contemporary Trends and Patterns of Democracy in Bangladesh: A Perception Study

    Sk. Tawfique M Haque, Professor and Director, Public Policy and Governance Program, Department of Political Science and Sociology, at the North South University, Dhaka (Bangladesh)

    2 November 2016

    Trends and patterns of democracy in a country evolve from past historical processes to its current level of adoption and degree of liberalization of democracy. The testimony to a functional democracy in a country can be traced by the citizens' perception on public institutions, quality of adult franchise, public responsiveness, media freedom and human rights. The survey on democracy portrays citizens' perception on democracy which was carried out in 2014 in 50 constituencies under 16 districts in Bangladesh.