The event was part of a wave of increasing participation and leadership from women in protests across South Asia, activists and organizers say.
But just as notable is a gendered backlash to that wave, involving tactics seemingly intended to subdue female dissent.
Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty ImagesBangladeshi women protesters hold candles during a protest against rape in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 17, 2024.
Nazifa JannatIn Bangladesh, women deal with daily harassment, says Nazifa Jannat, a student and political activist.
According to student-protester Jannat, while women have previously participated in protests in Bangladesh, this time many women, including her, played a leadership role.
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