For much of Bangladesh's history, women have been relegated to domestic roles, where their duties defined their worth as wives and mothers.

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.

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.

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.

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