The Bangladesh Research Network (BRN) aims to bring together students, researchers, and practitioners from a variety of disciplines united by a common interest in Bangladesh. The network wishes to draw together people working on Bangladesh that may otherwise not know each other; in this way, the network aims facilitate debate and discussion, exchange information on relevant conferences and news on Bangladesh, organise events and establish a forum for continued interaction and communication among scholars on Bangladesh. The network is open to students (both undergraduate and postgraduate), academic staff and researchers. It is a UK based network but anyone is welcome to join; we particularly welcome members from Bangladesh itself.