![]() Perhaps these juxtapositions-where people either produce or criticise orthodox, fundamentalist narratives and practices that exploit women and other minoritised communities, while cherishing the release of a spiritual and subversive music composition that celebrates an egalitarian divinity-are reflective of the unique realities of a postcolonial, neoliberal Bangladesh that is shaped by myriad forces of globalisation.įor all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. ![]() My Facebook newsfeed was swamped by comments and discussions on all of these events. Many blamed the victim for her "transgression," criticising her attire and her parents' decision to get her a scooty. It was also the same time when social media was taken over by sexist, masochistic comments about the killing of a 21-year-old student of North South University (NSU), who was riding her scooty, by a covered van in a road accident. Feminists and social justice activists started protesting the incident by updating their Facebook profiles with photos of themselves wearing teeps and demonstrating on the streets. It was the same time when both the mainstream and social media flooded with updates, news, and views on the harassment of a Hindu female college teacher by a Muslim male police constable for wearing a teep on her forehead. The second song of Coke Studio Bangla, titled " Prarthona" (Prayer), was released on the eve of Ramadan this year.
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