What is Bangladesh Feminist Archives?
Bangladesh Feminist Archives (BDFA) is a community-driven platform dedicated to preserving and amplifying the histories of intersectional feminist struggles in Bangladesh. It holds writings, speeches, artworks, oral histories, photographs, and audiovisual materials that document both everyday survival and collective resistance. BDFA is not just a repository; it is a living archive of movements that continue to confront erasure, patriarchy, militarization, and state violence.
Our Purpose
BDFA was created to fill a critical gap in how Bangladesh’s histories are remembered. Too often, the voices of feminists, queer communities, Indigenous peoples, workers, and grassroots activists are silenced or pushed to the margins. By documenting and preserving these voices, BDFA insists that feminist histories are central—not peripheral—to Bangladesh’s past, present, and future. Remembering these struggles is not nostalgia; it is a commitment to building more just futures.
What We Do
Archiving & Preservation: We collect and safeguard diverse materials—letters, diaries, organizational records, oral histories, publications, photos, and art—ensuring that the legacies of feminist resistance and solidarity are not erased.
Research & Education: We open our collections to students, researchers, filmmakers, artists, and communities. Our resources support critical feminist scholarship, documentaries, creative work, and public education that deepen collective understanding.
Community Engagement: Through digital exhibitions, workshops, collaborations, and outreach, we connect with communities to keep feminist memory alive. Our goal is to make these resources accessible across generations, languages, and geographies.
Advocacy: We resist the exclusion of feminist voices from official narratives. By amplifying these stories, BDFA challenges dominant versions of history and demands recognition of feminist contributions as essential to any vision of justice in Bangladesh.
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