Bangladesh Feminist Archives

Category: BDFA News

  • Writ Filed in High Court to Ban Marriages Between Rapists and Victims

    A writ petition has been filed in the High Court seeking a directive to prohibit the marriage of rape victims with their rapists, arguing that such arrangements undermine justice and normalize violence against women. The public interest writ was submitted on Wednesday (October 22) by Advocate Md. Rakibul Hasan from Sirajganj. The petition names the…

  • Misleading Placards Disrupt BUP Protest Demanding Justice for Rape Survival

    What unfolded at BUP this week shows how fragile public movements can be when misinformation and manipulation enter the scene. Students gathered in solidarity to demand justice for a classmate who was allegedly gang-raped, a spontaneous, collective response driven by outrage and empathy. But in the middle of that, a set of placards appeared carrying…

  • Our Statement on The Death of Journalist and Graphic Designer Swarnamoyi Biswas

    Statement from Bangladesh Feminist Archives On the Death of Journalist and Graphic Designer Swarnamoyi Biswas Bangladesh Feminist Archives mourns the death of Swarnamoyi Biswas, a young media professional and graphic designer at Dhaka Stream, whose body was recovered from a Dhaka hospital on October 18, 2025. Reports indicate that Swarnamoyi, along with several other colleagues,…