Chapter I Introduction Chapter II Civil-Military Relations: A Theoretical Exploration Chapter III The History and Evolution of Civil-Military Relations in Bangladesh Chapter IV The First Army Intervention: Fall of Mujib Chapter V The 1990 Mass Upheaval: The Fall of Ershad A Military Dictator Chapter VI Political System and Developments in Bangladesh Chapter VII Ziaur Rahman and Military Autocracy: 1975-1981 Chapter VIII Military Backed Interim Government: 2007-2008 Chapter IX Growing Distortions and Politicized Civil-Military Relations in Bangladesh Chapter X Civil-Military Relations and Politics of Ziaur Rahman: Authoritarianism and Modernization Chapter XI Weakened National Assembly (Jatiya Sangsad) and Civil-Military Relations Chapter XII Changing Contours of Civil-Military Relations in Bangladesh Chapter XIII Assessing Civil-Military Relations through Three Stages: The Case of Bangladesh Chapter XIV Trivial Stages of Civil-Military Relations: 1971-1991 Chapter XV Civil-Military Relations in Bangladesh (2001-2006): The Trivial Stage Chapter XVI Civil-Military Relations (2008-2013): The Balanced Stage Chapter XVII Conclusion Bibliography Index