Dhaka, Jan. 18 -- Governance in its various dimensions to make a serious dent into poverty and support economic growth is crucial for a country like Bangladesh. It is generally agreed that weak governance poses a major challenge not only to make further gains in development but also sustain economic growth achieved so far.

Against the backdrop, M Adil Khan's latest book shed lights on the contribution made by the seven governing periods in transforming Bangladesh from an impoverished country into a vibrant nation with full optimism to achieve the current developing country status.

The author, however, argues that the quality of governance during the study period remained at a low level both in terms political governance and institutiona...