Globalization and Urban Culture in Dhaka

Kazi Abusaleh is a Research Scholar pursuing a European Master in Social Work with Families and Children under the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship. He completed his BSS and MSS degrees from the Institute of Social Welfare and Research, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and secured first-class honours. As a researcher, he has worked at Transparency International Bangladesh, BLAST, OKUP, and BRAC. He has published several articles in journals and his major research interests include globalization and culture, international migration, climate actions, and human and child rights.M. Rezaul Islam is a Professor in Social Work at the Institute of Social Welfare and Research, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh; International Academic Adviser at the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, University of Malaya, Malaysia; Academic Fellow, School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia; and Senior Research Associate at the Department of Social Work, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He completed his MSW and PhD from the University of Nottingham, UK. His research and teaching interests focus on culture and development, globalization and social change, social research methodology, poverty, community development, international migration, social inequality and social justice within a human rights approach. He has published widely, including 100 journal articles.Md Nurul Islam is a Professor in Social Welfare at the Institute of Social Welfare and Research, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is actively involved in social work education in Bangladesh. His main research interests include community development and urban studies. He has published more than 35 social work and social sciences books (in Bangla) and 40 journal articles.

• List of Figures and Tables Abbreviations ForewordPreface Acknowledgements 1 Introduction 2 Globalization and changing urban cultures: Contemporary debates and perspectives 3 Old Dhaka: History, tradition and culture 4 Everyday culture and changing practices 5 Changing patterns of ritual and festivals 6 Cultural transition and adaptation: Way forward Index