Habib Zafarullah
Biographic Data
| ID | 4127784 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Habib Zafarullah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Habib |
| FAMILY NAME | Zafarullah |
| SIGNATURE | ZAFARULLAH H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of New England |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4451-2855 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Regulatory Control and Self-Censorship in Social Media: Stifling Freedom of Expression in Bangladesh
This article examines the impact of regulatory control and self-censorship on social media in Bangladesh, focusing on the Digital Security Act (DSA). The regime employed the DSA to suppress dissent, monitor online activity, and stifle freedom of expression, creating an atmosphere of fear and self-censorship among citizens, journalists, and activists. Social media platforms became tools for political control, with users facing legal consequences f…
Public–Private Partnership (PPP) in Developing Countries’ Healthcare: Collaborative Governance Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons from Bangladesh
Public–private partnerships (PPPs) are becoming a strategic solution to enhance service delivery and address financial constraints worldwide. PPPs in Bangladesh’s healthcare are emerging; however, evidence on their effectiveness remains limited. Grounded in New Public Management and New Public Governance frameworks, this qualitative study explores a healthcare PPP’s collaborative dynamics, stakeholder coordination, contractual clarity, and servic…
Balancing economic growth and sustainability for environmental protection in Southeast Asia: A regional perspective
Purpose This paper examines the complex relationship between environmental protection and economic growth in Southeast Asia, focusing on the region’s efforts at balancing rapid development with environmental sustainability. It analyzes current challenges, emerging trends and potential solutions for achieving sustainable development while maintaining economic growth. Design/methodology/approach The study employs a comprehensive literature review m…
Beyond Weber: The Bangladesh bureaucracy and the limits of theoretical models
This article investigates the complex contours of Bangladesh's bureaucracy, assessing its deviations from theoretical models of public administration and the issues it encounters in governing. Drawing on vast theoretical literature and scholarly studies on the Bangladesh bureaucracy, it investigates how historical legacies, cultural settings, and political dynamics have formed a bureaucratic structure that frequently favors self-interest over pub…
Freedom of Information’ as a human right: International instruments, juridical interpretations and the South Asian case
The right to know is fundamental to a democratic society as it empowers citizens to participate in public debate and shape policy. Several countries have adopted freedom of information laws to regulate the exercise of that fundamental right. However, the right of access to information is yet to be vigorously acknowledged as a constitutional right in many countries. The article places the idea of human rights in historical perspective, determines …
Introduction to the special issue
Introduction to the special issueThe COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, was first detected in late 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has since posed a severe threat to global public health.It spread quickly between people and continents and has continued into 2023, with the emergence of new variants posing a significant challenge to containment efforts.The virus's origins and characteristics were initially unknown, causing concern and a f…
Whither Demarginalization, Inclusion and Effectiveness? Challenges of Local Government Planning in Nepal
The planning system in local government follows a formal process mandated by legislation and a corpus of regulations. While these strongly advocate citizen participation in selecting, implementing and managing development projects at the local level, in practice, the mechanism is hamstrung by an inadequate social inclusion perspective. The elites continue to play a significant role in the process that marginalizes women, Dalits or minorities in d…
Absolute Power, Absolute Venality: The Politics of Corruption and Anti-corruption in Malaysia
Although corruption in Malaysia is nothing new, it has exacerbated in recent years as reflected in the deteriorating corruption perceptions index and a series of large-scale corruption scandals that have made headlines around the world. Lately, corruption has become so endemic and widespread that Malaysia has earned the dubious distinction of a kleptocracy, notwithstanding ongoing anti-corruption campaigns. This paper examines and analyses Malays…
Open government and the right to information: Implications for transparency and accountability in Asia
Many countries in Asia have recently been following the global trend by introducing the right to information (RTI) law to build open and accountable government systems. This article compares the implementation of such law in four countries in the Asian region (India, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Thailand) to assess how they have produced outcomes supporting open government (OG) goals. Drawing on an extensive review of the conceptual literature, seco…
Introduction to the special issue
Policy on "Public Governance, Integrity, Performance and Inclusiveness in Asia".The nature and shape of public governance have been changing since the 1970s and taking on new patterns of interrelationships embracing structural, functional, behavioural and ethical elements.The realization of the goals of productive public governance has been an indispensable condition in most government initiatives aimed at public sector reform.National government…
Institutionalising federalism in Nepal: Operationalising obstacles, procrastinated progress
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how local government bodies in Nepal are empowered to play their constitutional roles and engage in activities to deliver public services at the doorsteps of the people effectively. The focus is on the institutionalisation of federalism, its implications for local governance, and capacity development of local authorities. Design/methodology/approach Ideas of decentralisation, governance and public m…
Unwrapping the Memory Box: Gendered Livelihoods in a Forest Community in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh
The Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world, has been undergoing significant ecological changes due to climate change-related weather events since the late 1990s. This forest, situated in south-west Bangladesh, provides livelihood services to 3.5 million people. The livelihood provision of the Sundarbans forest has been invented due to climate-induced disasters, such as cyclones, sea-level rise, salinisation, heat waves, and flooding…
Political Settlements and Bureaucratic Reforms: An Exploratory Analysis Focusing on Bangladesh
This article attempts to analyse contemporary reforms of public bureaucracy in Bangladesh from the perspective of 'political settlements'. After elaborating the concept of political settlement and identifying critical reform initiatives in the public bureaucracy, it argues that variations in the state of the implementation of bureaucratic reforms are decidedly affected by the differences in the pattern of political settlements that the nation has…
Muddling through: Limitations and challenges of the health policy process in Bangladesh
This article is an attempt to analyse health-related policies in Bangladesh in the light of the policy cycle. It explores how health policies have been developed and implemented in the specific Bangladeshi context. Formulating a comprehensive health policy has been difficult despite several trials and experiments. Generally, a highly centralized top-down approach has been followed with the policy process conditioned by partisanism, bureaucratizat…
Bureaucratic Elitism in Bangladesh: The Predominance of Generalist Administrators
This article briefly examines bureaucratic elitism in Bangladesh, which basically inherited a transformed version of the British colonial administrative legacy. With its distinctiveness as a special social group, the bureaucracy maintains itself as a subsystem with pronounced autonomy. The Administrative Cadre of the civil service preserves the elitist tradition in supportive political conditions. It virtually shields itself from other functional…
Globalisation, state and politics in Bangladesh: Implications for democratic governance
After World War II, the world began to experience a rapid transformation in the political, economic and social inter-relationships between nations and continents. This phenomenon labelled ‘globalisation’, which gained momentum in the 1980s, has intensified worldwide interconnectedness in almost every sphere of human activity and has virtually smudged the division between domestic and global concerns, as goods and capital freely move from one regi…
Military rule, civilianisation and electoral corruption: Pakistan and Bangladesh in perspective
Through the Brick Wall, and the Glass Ceiling: Women in the Civil Service in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh the disparity between male and female representation in public administration is wide. Fewer women are employed in the civil service and they figure prominently in jobs set aside for them, while executive positions are generally occupied by men. Both systemic and subjective discrimination have created obstacles for women's access to public employment. They have to surmount enormous difficulties, first to gain entry into the civil se…
Non‐Political Caretaker Administrations and Democratic Elections in Bangladesh: An Assessment
The transition to democracy in bangladesh after the overthrow of the authoritarian regime in 1990 began with the formation of a non-political caretaker administration (NCA) to prepare the ground for the transfer of power to a popularly mandated government. Its other important purpose was to manage the affairs of the state during the interlude that separated the dissolution of the authoritarian regime (December 1990) and the complete installation …
The dilemmas of local level planning in Bangladesh 1982–1990
Western Australia's Turn‐ofthe‐century Royal Commissions
Trends in Bangladesh politics, 1972–88
Public Administration in the First Decade of Bangladesh: Some Observations on Developments and Trends
In 1981 Bangladesh completed its first decade as an independent nation. It had been a turbulent period characterized by intermittent political tremors, recurring economic crises, and widespread social changes. The ramifications of these multifaceted phenomena had deep impact upon the administrative dimensions of the state with consequent implications for the society and its people. The purpose of this article is to analyze the major developments …
Public Administration Training in Bangladesh: An Overview
The 1979 Parliamentary Elections in Bangladesh
Bureaucratic Elitism in Bangladesh: The Predominance of Generalist Administrators
This article briefly examines bureaucratic elitism in Bangladesh, which basically inherited a transformed version of the British colonial administrative legacy. With its distinctiveness as a special social group, the bureaucracy maintains itself as a subsystem with pronounced autonomy. The Administrative Cadre of the civil service preserves the elitist tradition in supportive political conditions. It virtually shields itself from other functional…
Absolute Power, Absolute Venality: The Politics of Corruption and Anti-corruption in Malaysia
Although corruption in Malaysia is nothing new, it has exacerbated in recent years as reflected in the deteriorating corruption perceptions index and a series of large-scale corruption scandals that have made headlines around the world. Lately, corruption has become so endemic and widespread that Malaysia has earned the dubious distinction of a kleptocracy, notwithstanding ongoing anti-corruption campaigns. This paper examines and analyses Malays…
Political Settlements and Bureaucratic Reforms: An Exploratory Analysis Focusing on Bangladesh
This article attempts to analyse contemporary reforms of public bureaucracy in Bangladesh from the perspective of 'political settlements'. After elaborating the concept of political settlement and identifying critical reform initiatives in the public bureaucracy, it argues that variations in the state of the implementation of bureaucratic reforms are decidedly affected by the differences in the pattern of political settlements that the nation has…
Through the Brick Wall, and the Glass Ceiling: Women in the Civil Service in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh the disparity between male and female representation in public administration is wide. Fewer women are employed in the civil service and they figure prominently in jobs set aside for them, while executive positions are generally occupied by men. Both systemic and subjective discrimination have created obstacles for women's access to public employment. They have to surmount enormous difficulties, first to gain entry into the civil se…
Trends in Bangladesh politics, 1972–88
Whither Demarginalization, Inclusion and Effectiveness? Challenges of Local Government Planning in Nepal
The planning system in local government follows a formal process mandated by legislation and a corpus of regulations. While these strongly advocate citizen participation in selecting, implementing and managing development projects at the local level, in practice, the mechanism is hamstrung by an inadequate social inclusion perspective. The elites continue to play a significant role in the process that marginalizes women, Dalits or minorities in d…
Military rule, civilianisation and electoral corruption: Pakistan and Bangladesh in perspective
Non‐Political Caretaker Administrations and Democratic Elections in Bangladesh: An Assessment
The transition to democracy in bangladesh after the overthrow of the authoritarian regime in 1990 began with the formation of a non-political caretaker administration (NCA) to prepare the ground for the transfer of power to a popularly mandated government. Its other important purpose was to manage the affairs of the state during the interlude that separated the dissolution of the authoritarian regime (December 1990) and the complete installation …
The dilemmas of local level planning in Bangladesh 1982–1990
Globalisation, state and politics in Bangladesh: Implications for democratic governance
After World War II, the world began to experience a rapid transformation in the political, economic and social inter-relationships between nations and continents. This phenomenon labelled ‘globalisation’, which gained momentum in the 1980s, has intensified worldwide interconnectedness in almost every sphere of human activity and has virtually smudged the division between domestic and global concerns, as goods and capital freely move from one regi…
The 1979 Parliamentary Elections in Bangladesh
Public Administration Training in Bangladesh: An Overview
Public Administration in the First Decade of Bangladesh: Some Observations on Developments and Trends
In 1981 Bangladesh completed its first decade as an independent nation. It had been a turbulent period characterized by intermittent political tremors, recurring economic crises, and widespread social changes. The ramifications of these multifaceted phenomena had deep impact upon the administrative dimensions of the state with consequent implications for the society and its people. The purpose of this article is to analyze the major developments …
Trends in Bangladesh politics, 1972–88
Western Australia's Turn‐ofthe‐century Royal Commissions
The dilemmas of local level planning in Bangladesh 1982–1990
Through the Brick Wall, and the Glass Ceiling: Women in the Civil Service in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh the disparity between male and female representation in public administration is wide. Fewer women are employed in the civil service and they figure prominently in jobs set aside for them, while executive positions are generally occupied by men. Both systemic and subjective discrimination have created obstacles for women's access to public employment. They have to surmount enormous difficulties, first to gain entry into the civil se…
Non‐Political Caretaker Administrations and Democratic Elections in Bangladesh: An Assessment
The transition to democracy in bangladesh after the overthrow of the authoritarian regime in 1990 began with the formation of a non-political caretaker administration (NCA) to prepare the ground for the transfer of power to a popularly mandated government. Its other important purpose was to manage the affairs of the state during the interlude that separated the dissolution of the authoritarian regime (December 1990) and the complete installation …
Military rule, civilianisation and electoral corruption: Pakistan and Bangladesh in perspective
Globalisation, state and politics in Bangladesh: Implications for democratic governance
After World War II, the world began to experience a rapid transformation in the political, economic and social inter-relationships between nations and continents. This phenomenon labelled ‘globalisation’, which gained momentum in the 1980s, has intensified worldwide interconnectedness in almost every sphere of human activity and has virtually smudged the division between domestic and global concerns, as goods and capital freely move from one regi…
Bureaucratic Elitism in Bangladesh: The Predominance of Generalist Administrators
This article briefly examines bureaucratic elitism in Bangladesh, which basically inherited a transformed version of the British colonial administrative legacy. With its distinctiveness as a special social group, the bureaucracy maintains itself as a subsystem with pronounced autonomy. The Administrative Cadre of the civil service preserves the elitist tradition in supportive political conditions. It virtually shields itself from other functional…
Muddling through: Limitations and challenges of the health policy process in Bangladesh
This article is an attempt to analyse health-related policies in Bangladesh in the light of the policy cycle. It explores how health policies have been developed and implemented in the specific Bangladeshi context. Formulating a comprehensive health policy has been difficult despite several trials and experiments. Generally, a highly centralized top-down approach has been followed with the policy process conditioned by partisanism, bureaucratizat…
Introduction to the special issue
Policy on "Public Governance, Integrity, Performance and Inclusiveness in Asia".The nature and shape of public governance have been changing since the 1970s and taking on new patterns of interrelationships embracing structural, functional, behavioural and ethical elements.The realization of the goals of productive public governance has been an indispensable condition in most government initiatives aimed at public sector reform.National government…
Institutionalising federalism in Nepal: Operationalising obstacles, procrastinated progress
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how local government bodies in Nepal are empowered to play their constitutional roles and engage in activities to deliver public services at the doorsteps of the people effectively. The focus is on the institutionalisation of federalism, its implications for local governance, and capacity development of local authorities. Design/methodology/approach Ideas of decentralisation, governance and public m…
Unwrapping the Memory Box: Gendered Livelihoods in a Forest Community in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh
The Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world, has been undergoing significant ecological changes due to climate change-related weather events since the late 1990s. This forest, situated in south-west Bangladesh, provides livelihood services to 3.5 million people. The livelihood provision of the Sundarbans forest has been invented due to climate-induced disasters, such as cyclones, sea-level rise, salinisation, heat waves, and flooding…
Political Settlements and Bureaucratic Reforms: An Exploratory Analysis Focusing on Bangladesh
This article attempts to analyse contemporary reforms of public bureaucracy in Bangladesh from the perspective of 'political settlements'. After elaborating the concept of political settlement and identifying critical reform initiatives in the public bureaucracy, it argues that variations in the state of the implementation of bureaucratic reforms are decidedly affected by the differences in the pattern of political settlements that the nation has…
Open government and the right to information: Implications for transparency and accountability in Asia
Many countries in Asia have recently been following the global trend by introducing the right to information (RTI) law to build open and accountable government systems. This article compares the implementation of such law in four countries in the Asian region (India, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Thailand) to assess how they have produced outcomes supporting open government (OG) goals. Drawing on an extensive review of the conceptual literature, seco…
Whither Demarginalization, Inclusion and Effectiveness? Challenges of Local Government Planning in Nepal
The planning system in local government follows a formal process mandated by legislation and a corpus of regulations. While these strongly advocate citizen participation in selecting, implementing and managing development projects at the local level, in practice, the mechanism is hamstrung by an inadequate social inclusion perspective. The elites continue to play a significant role in the process that marginalizes women, Dalits or minorities in d…
Absolute Power, Absolute Venality: The Politics of Corruption and Anti-corruption in Malaysia
Although corruption in Malaysia is nothing new, it has exacerbated in recent years as reflected in the deteriorating corruption perceptions index and a series of large-scale corruption scandals that have made headlines around the world. Lately, corruption has become so endemic and widespread that Malaysia has earned the dubious distinction of a kleptocracy, notwithstanding ongoing anti-corruption campaigns. This paper examines and analyses Malays…
Introduction to the special issue
Introduction to the special issueThe COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, was first detected in late 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has since posed a severe threat to global public health.It spread quickly between people and continents and has continued into 2023, with the emergence of new variants posing a significant challenge to containment efforts.The virus's origins and characteristics were initially unknown, causing concern and a f…
Freedom of Information’ as a human right: International instruments, juridical interpretations and the South Asian case
The right to know is fundamental to a democratic society as it empowers citizens to participate in public debate and shape policy. Several countries have adopted freedom of information laws to regulate the exercise of that fundamental right. However, the right of access to information is yet to be vigorously acknowledged as a constitutional right in many countries. The article places the idea of human rights in historical perspective, determines …
Public–Private Partnership (PPP) in Developing Countries’ Healthcare: Collaborative Governance Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons from Bangladesh
Public–private partnerships (PPPs) are becoming a strategic solution to enhance service delivery and address financial constraints worldwide. PPPs in Bangladesh’s healthcare are emerging; however, evidence on their effectiveness remains limited. Grounded in New Public Management and New Public Governance frameworks, this qualitative study explores a healthcare PPP’s collaborative dynamics, stakeholder coordination, contractual clarity, and servic…
Balancing economic growth and sustainability for environmental protection in Southeast Asia: A regional perspective
Purpose This paper examines the complex relationship between environmental protection and economic growth in Southeast Asia, focusing on the region’s efforts at balancing rapid development with environmental sustainability. It analyzes current challenges, emerging trends and potential solutions for achieving sustainable development while maintaining economic growth. Design/methodology/approach The study employs a comprehensive literature review m…
Beyond Weber: The Bangladesh bureaucracy and the limits of theoretical models
This article investigates the complex contours of Bangladesh's bureaucracy, assessing its deviations from theoretical models of public administration and the issues it encounters in governing. Drawing on vast theoretical literature and scholarly studies on the Bangladesh bureaucracy, it investigates how historical legacies, cultural settings, and political dynamics have formed a bureaucratic structure that frequently favors self-interest over pub…
Regulatory Control and Self-Censorship in Social Media: Stifling Freedom of Expression in Bangladesh
This article examines the impact of regulatory control and self-censorship on social media in Bangladesh, focusing on the Digital Security Act (DSA). The regime employed the DSA to suppress dissent, monitor online activity, and stifle freedom of expression, creating an atmosphere of fear and self-censorship among citizens, journalists, and activists. Social media platforms became tools for political control, with users facing legal consequences f…
Political science (21 works) · Law (15 works) · Law (14 works) · Economics (13 works) · Politics (13 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development (10 works) · Public Administration (8 works) · Business (7 works) · Public Administration (7 works)