Bengal Land Tenure: The Origin and Growth of Intermediate Interests in the 19th Century

Professor Sirajul Islam teaches social and economic history at Dhaka University. He graduated from the University of Dhaka in 1962 and obtained his Ph. D. degree from the University of London in 1972. Professor Islam was the President of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh in 1994-95. Currently he is the President of the Bangladesh Itihas Samiti. Professor Islam has been awarded the distinction of a Corresponding Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.