Mass media, communication, and culture in Bangladesh in the shadow of a big neighbor

This thesis claims that one-way media content flow from one country to the other affects the culture and cultural industries in the recipient country. It establishes this claim by examining the media content flow from India to Bangladesh from the political economy perspective of communication. It shows that media content flow from India to Bangladesh is one-way and the availability of Indian media content in Bangladesh affects the culture and cultural industries. It also compares the India-Bangladesh situation with the US-Canada situation in the context of media content flow. Like Bangladesh, in Canada, media content predominantly flows from the United States. Both Bangladesh and Canada are the victims of mass media development which occurred in their neighboring countries. However, the victimization was not imposed unilaterally on these countries. Ruling elites as well as business entrepreneurs in these countries have invited media materials from the neighboring countries through their actions. This thesis raises questions regarding one-way media content flow from one country to another and advocates two-way flow between states.