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The role of state and society in sustaining gendered violence

Rape persists in Bangladesh at the scale it does because too many men believe they are superior beings and that women exist to be controlled.

Opinion / Are we trying to get ‘everything, everywhere, all at once’?

The euphoria of August 5, and the momentous days leading up to it, especially since July 15, are now being overshadowed by a cloud of uncertainty.

#Perspective / Wearing a teep is my choice

As a Bengali woman, donning a teep is part of one’s culture and tradition. I had seen my mother use the teep as a part of her look in the ’60s and ’70s. It was not just my mother; many in my family wear the teep. I wear them every day myself, and in my opinion, it has nothing to do with the plight of my piety.

#ResearchMesearch / The odd shadow lurking between cognition and behaviour

In a recent academic paper titled “Men's Report of Domestic Violence Perpetration in Bangladesh: Correlates From a Nationally...

April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025

The role of state and society in sustaining gendered violence

Rape persists in Bangladesh at the scale it does because too many men believe they are superior beings and that women exist to be controlled.

October 25, 2024
October 25, 2024

Are we trying to get ‘everything, everywhere, all at once’?

The euphoria of August 5, and the momentous days leading up to it, especially since July 15, are now being overshadowed by a cloud of uncertainty.

March 5, 2023
March 5, 2023

Wearing a teep is my choice

As a Bengali woman, donning a teep is part of one’s culture and tradition. I had seen my mother use the teep as a part of her look in the ’60s and ’70s. It was not just my mother; many in my family wear the teep. I wear them every day myself, and in my opinion, it has nothing to do with the plight of my piety.

November 25, 2015
November 25, 2015

The odd shadow lurking between cognition and behaviour

In a recent academic paper titled “Men's Report of Domestic Violence Perpetration in Bangladesh: Correlates From a Nationally...