Rural Local Government and State Politics in Bangladesh The copyright of this thesis rests with the author or the university to which it was submitted. No quotation from it, or information derived from it may be published without the prior written consent of the author or university, and any information derived from it should be acknowledged. This dissertation is submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts by Research in the Department of Geography. ^FDurham University Md. Nadiruzzaman, Department of Geography, University of Durham, January 2008. - 2 APR 2008