The BNP’s defeat in last year’s disputed election cannot be explained solely as a result of government repression.
Arild Engelsen Ruud
Arild Engelsen Ruud is a Professor of South Asia Studies, University of Oslo, Norway. He is also the Head of Research at the Department of Culture Stu... dies and Oriental Languages at the Univeristy of Oslo. His latest co-authored book Mafia Raj: Rule of Bosses in South Asia was published by the Stanford University Press in 2018.