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The year 2009 heralded an auspicious beginning for Bangladesh because national elections were held after a two-year period of the non-democratic caretaker government. The enthusiasm of returning to democracy was soon marred by an unprecedented event during which military officials were massacred by the Bangladesh Rifles in a mystifying mutiny that stunned the nation. Bangladesh's economy was also negatively affected by the global downturn, and environmental degradation in the country continues.

Bangladesh stepped into 2008 under emergency rule, suspended political activity, and a military-supported caretaker government (CG), after a 16-year interlude of a two-party dominated democratic system. After a long two years, the CG has started releasing key political leaders as a step toward holding elections in December. The Bangladeshi people are waiting to see whether this interruption of democracy will remain only temporary.

This article explores the public spaces of Laredo, a city situated on the border of the United States and Mexico along the Rio Grande. The construction of urban history is shaped by changes in public space—its physical settings, access to residents, and utilization by people. The author analyzes the transformation of public spaces and public events of Laredo to trace how amnesia and remembering are reflected in the cityscape. Public events reproduce assorted versions of urban history and help scholars to locate what part of history is preserved and what part is erased in the collective psyche of the community. The visual history of public spaces and events thus conserves a narration of the past, one that shapes collective memory and self-image.

This article explores the relationship between the changing demands of nationhood and identity politics in India. The author analyzes the ideologies of nationalism and Hindutva through the lenses of space to understand how these concepts affect policies such as the Mandal Commission report, which triggered the usurpation of politics and eventually the government by communal political forces in India. As a policy, the Mandal report is a part of historic attempts to redefine the access and entry of the disadvantaged other in the educational and employment spheres. This article attempts to illuminate how the boundaries between political and religious spaces in India have become blurred in recent decades.

This article examines the possibilities of reviving secular liberal politics in India after the defeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Hindu fundamentalist group, in the 2004 national election. The research begins with a historical analysis of the ideals of secularism and liberalism in Indian politics. The success of the Hindutva movement was built on the failure of previous regimes to implement secular principles in politics and in society. The underlying premise is that while secular politics was (and is) based on the norms of exclusion, communal politics has succeeded in incorporating the norms of inclusion. The success of Hindutva should be taken seriously and secular liberal ideology has much to learn from the logic and grammar of the rules of inclusion.

AbstractMany nonprofits assist in emergency response and disaster relief to alleviate human suffering. In order to
enhance those efforts and the maintenance of routine nonprofit operations, this article introduces the concept of
continuity planning. Continuity planning does not focus on specific risks, such as floods or hurricanes, but on the
maintenance of critical operational processes despite natural, anthropogenic, or technological interruptions.
Continuity planning has yet to be widely applied within the nonprofit sector, primarily due to a lack of fiscal or
personnel resources. This article explores several continuity‐planning options for nonprofits and provides a
brief explanation of the process.