This article builds on earlier theoretical and development-related work about the practical relevance of legal pluralist theorising, a field of comparative law in which there is presently much and quite significant progress. It presents law as an increasingly inter- disciplinary and highly dynamic field, which therefore needs to be analysed by plurali- ty-conscious methodologies rather than traditional monist, state-centric perspectives to find 'the right law' and to explore possible options for any particular scenario. The main part, in several sub-sections, applies such analytical efforts to continuing struggles over the fine-tuning of basic law-related development visions for Bangladesh. It examines how the four major elements of the iccher ghuri vision of Bangladesh, the nation's wish kite, namely nationalism, democracy, socialism and secularism, are not only interconnect- ed, but all present continuing complex challenges. The article demonstrates the analytical and practical usefulness of pluralist theoretical perspectives. Built on respect for the var- ious differences and hybridities that characterise the nation of Bangladesh, their highly competitive legal actors, and various kinds of interconnected ambitions, this method can help all concerned to understand better to what extent and why the four major elements of the iccher ghuri have not been secured by now. In view of continuing troubles, the un- fortunate foregone conclusion is that all four elements of the national vision remain con- tested. As this contestation often involves brutal force, rather than constructive discussion and democratic methods, the result is that the nation as a whole does not prosper as much as it might do otherwise. The concluding message is, therefore, that more efforts need to be made by Bangladeshis to learn to live together in a spirit of constructive engagement to facilitate mature national growth.