Making the Case for Sainthood in Modern Bangladesh : Narrative Strategies and the Presentation of Holiness in the Life of Zia ul-Haqq Maizbhandari*The synopsis of this chapter was presented at the annual conference of American Academy of Religion on November 10, 2009 in Montreal, Canada. I am grateful to Professor Ahmet T. Karamutafa of Washington University for his comments after the presentation, and Professor Vincent J. Cornell, Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Middle East and South Asian Studies of Emory University, for reading the first draft of this chapter.