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SYLLABUS FOR BCS (WRITTEN) EXAMINATION
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BANGLADESH AFFAIRS
(COMPULSORY)
Subject Code: 005
Total Marks: 200
This paper is designed to cover various issues/topics concerning Bangladesh affairs which include history,
geography, environment, society, culture, economy and politics.
The topics/areas that should be covered are stated below:
1. Geography of Bangladesh that should include topographical features of different areas/regions and
their developments over time.
2. Demographic features including ethnic and cultural diversity.
3. History and culture of Bangladesh from ancient to recent times.
4. Economy, society, literature and culture of Bangladesh with particular emphasis on developments
including Poverty Alleviation, Vision- 2021, GNP, NNP, GDP etc. after the emergence of the country.
5. Bangladesh‘s environment and nature and challenges and pro spects with particular emphasis on
conservation, preservation and sustainability.
6. Natural resources of Bangladesh with focus on their sustainable harnessing and management.
7. The Constitution of the People‘s Republic of Bangladesh: Preamble, Features, Dire ctive Principles of
State Policy, Constitutional Amendments.
8. Organs of the Government:
a) Legislature: Representation, Law -making, Financial and Oversight functions; Rules of Procedure,
Gender Issues, Caucuses, Parliament Secretariat.
b) Executive: Chief and Real executive e.g., President and Prime Minister, Powers and Functions;
Cabinet, Council of Ministers, Rules of Business, Bureaucracy, Secretariat, Law enforcing agencies;
Administrative setup- National and Local Government structures, Decentralizat ion Programmes and
Local Level Planning.
c) Judiciary: Structure: Supreme, High and other Subordinate Courts, Organization, Powers and
functions of the Supreme Court, Appointment, Tenure and Removal of Judges, Organization of Sub -
ordinate Courts, Separatio n of Judiciary from the Executive, Judicial Review, Adjudication, Gram
Adalat, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).
9. Foreign Policy and External Relations of Bangladesh:
Goals, Determinants and policy formulation process; Factors of Nation al Power; Security Strategies;
Geo-Politics and Environment Issues; Economic Diplomacy; Man -power exploitation, Participation
in International Organizations; UNO and UN Peace Keeping Missions, NAM, SAARC, OIC,
BIMSTEC, D-8 etc, and International Economic Institutions, Foreign Aid, International Trade.
10. Political Parties: Historical development; Leadership; Social Bases; Structure; Ideology and
Programmes; Factionalism; Politics of Alliances; Inter and Intra -Party Relations; Electoral Behaviour;
Parties in Government and Opposition.