Narsingdi assault
Education minister’s comments against bigotry are commendable
It is not always that we see a politician making comments that criticise misogyny and bigotry.
Gender violence cases: Can courts decide what a woman must wear?
A woman's constitutional rights are violated when she is harmed while exercising the personal liberty granted to her by the Supreme Law of the Land: the Constitution.
The Vogue Behind Loose and Flowy Dresses
Modest and fashion might be two words seldom put together, but changing global perspectives made its popularity a reality. It is by no means a new idea, as people, and women, who preferred to dress modestly have always been around, but the idea to cater to this growing population specifically is only just catching on. Some choose it to comply with religious practices, others for simple personal preference; however, modest fashion is not about the hijab or headscarf alone. It relates to anyone who is partial to loose, flowy clothes, often in multiple layers, like capes, wraps and loose jackets, with the intention of not displaying the shape of their bodies prominently.
HC on Narsingdi assault: A country for the ‘civilised’?
The hostility that the Bangladeshi public usually shows towards women is in no way civilised
Is violence against women only a women’s issue?
People in power also need to be held accountable for addressing violence in their institutions, be they religious, educational or other.
The Narsingdi incident was a hate crime against a woman, plain and simple
How is it that we live in a society where a woman must endure humiliating attacks from another woman and her male cohorts in a public place for the clothes she chooses to wear?
Revisiting the Narsingdi assault
On 18 May, 2022. A young woman was physically assaulted for her attire at the Narsingdi station while on her way to Dhaka to sit for an exam.
Assaulting woman for wearing "indecent clothes": Man held in Narsingdi
Police have arrested a youth, three days after a young woman was physically assaulted by some people at Narsingdi railway station for wearing what they claimed "indecent clothes".
Education minister’s comments against bigotry are commendable
It is not always that we see a politician making comments that criticise misogyny and bigotry.
Gender violence cases: Can courts decide what a woman must wear?
A woman's constitutional rights are violated when she is harmed while exercising the personal liberty granted to her by the Supreme Law of the Land: the Constitution.
The Vogue Behind Loose and Flowy Dresses
Modest and fashion might be two words seldom put together, but changing global perspectives made its popularity a reality. It is by no means a new idea, as people, and women, who preferred to dress modestly have always been around, but the idea to cater to this growing population specifically is only just catching on. Some choose it to comply with religious practices, others for simple personal preference; however, modest fashion is not about the hijab or headscarf alone. It relates to anyone who is partial to loose, flowy clothes, often in multiple layers, like capes, wraps and loose jackets, with the intention of not displaying the shape of their bodies prominently.
HC on Narsingdi assault: A country for the ‘civilised’?
The hostility that the Bangladeshi public usually shows towards women is in no way civilised
Is violence against women only a women’s issue?
People in power also need to be held accountable for addressing violence in their institutions, be they religious, educational or other.
The Narsingdi incident was a hate crime against a woman, plain and simple
How is it that we live in a society where a woman must endure humiliating attacks from another woman and her male cohorts in a public place for the clothes she chooses to wear?
Revisiting the Narsingdi assault
On 18 May, 2022. A young woman was physically assaulted for her attire at the Narsingdi station while on her way to Dhaka to sit for an exam.
Assaulting woman for wearing "indecent clothes": Man held in Narsingdi
Police have arrested a youth, three days after a young woman was physically assaulted by some people at Narsingdi railway station for wearing what they claimed "indecent clothes".