Bangladesh Feminist Archives

Category: Statements

  • Respect Is Not Optional: A Note on BDFA’s Work and Boundaries

    PLEASE READ: We have been observing a growing pattern of comments, inbox messages, and interactions that reflect misunderstanding and, at times, a lack of basic respect for what BDFA is and how we operate. BDFA is an intersectional feminist archive and documentation platform. We are not a live news channel, a rumor hotline, or a…

  • BDFA Endorses No One in This Election

    Bangladesh goes to the polls on 12 February 2026 for the 13th parliamentary election, framed as a “reset” after the July 2024 uprising and interim transition. But a reset is not declared; it is demonstrated in whose lives become safer, whose rights become enforceable, and whose futures become imaginable. By those standards, this election shows…

  • BDFA Condemns Pir Chormonai’s Refusal to Share Stage with Woman Candidate Dr.Manisha Chakrabarty

    Bangladesh Feminist Archives (BDFA) expresses grave concern over an incident involving Mufti Syed Muhammad Faizul Karim of Islami Andolon Bangladesh and parliamentary candidate Dr. Manisha Chakraborty in the Barishal-5 constituency ahead of the 13th National Election. The issue arose during a live election discussion program hosted at the Barishal Shilpakala Academy. Dr. Chakraborty, who appeared…