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Firdous Azim: There has been an uprising in Bangladesh. There are many who would like to see it as a change of government, with the restoration of order in all sectors as their prime goal. Although it started as an anti-discriminatory movement, the student coordinators who guided the movement envisage a new Bangladesh, a new social order, and now is the time to think of what this phrase means – what an equal, just and fair society looks like.
The streets of Dhaka have been animated by women marching in protest and rage against rape and the continued violence against women. The demand for women's freedoms—of movement, of expression, of choice—have found a new radical vocabulary and expression. It is at this moment that December 9, Rokeya Day, marking both the birth and death anniversary of Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, acquires greater significance.
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