Although civil society in Bangladesh is recognized for its vibrant performance in social development, it is often criticized for its inability to ensure good governance and democracy. The aim of this paper is to point out the reasons for this failure of civil society. Through performing case studies upon five civil society organizations representing different sector and level of the civil society, the paper concludes that civil society organizations in Bangladesh are often politicized and co-opted by different political parties. In a typical scenario, civil society can provide a counterbalance or even monitor the state both at the national and local level. However, in Bangladesh, often the civil society organizations have compromised their autonomy and politicized themselves to certain political parties or political block. In such a vulnerable position, civil society can hardly play its expected role to ensure good governance and strengthen democracy.

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孟加拉国的政治公民社会：案例分析

尽管孟加拉国的民间社会以其在社会发展中的活跃表现而得到公认，但它常常因无法确保善政和民主而受到批评。本文的目的是指出造成公民社会失败的原因。通过对代表不同部门和阶层的五个民间社会组织进行案例研究，得出的结论是，孟加拉国的民间社会组织经常被不同政党政治化和选择。在典型情况下，民间社会可以提供抵制甚至在国家和地方层面上监督国家。但是，在孟加拉国，民间社会组织经常损害其自治权，并将自己政治化为某些政党或政治集团。