Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 4 Num 269 Sat. February 28, 2004       Point-Counterpoint The gambit of politics, history and international hegemony The Compromised Republic: An Inquiry Into The Development of UnderdevelopmentBy Chowdhury Irad Ahmed SiddikyOriental KAS Publishers, DhakaPages 160+XV, 2003, Price Taka 300.00 and US$25.00.