Dhaka, Feb 2 (IANS) Bangladesh is witnessing a striking paradox as the right-wing radical groups in the country depict feminism as a “Western agenda”. At its core, women’s rights activism in non-Western regions cannot be dismissed as an imported Western idea, especially when Western societies have themselves subjected women to persistent discrimination and oppression, a report said on Monday. “Feminist politics in Bangladesh emerged from women’s issues within local contexts, embedded i…
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New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Bangladesh’s exiled author Taslima Nasreen finds the current situation in her country of birth worsening through time, even compared to the day she was forced to leave over three decades ago. “I’d say that was the time of the beginning of the growth of religious fundamentalism in the country; now, Bangladesh is full of such elements,” said Taslima in an exclusive interview with IANS. “The then administration played into the hands of fundamentalists, and I was pe…