Nabila Tasneem Anonnya

Every time the country feels threatened, whether by foreign influence, political rupture, or the disorienting speed of its own change, attention turns with remarkable swiftness to women.

It is a striking paradox that recent right-wing radical discourse in Bangladesh portrays feminism as a “Western agenda”.

Religion-based parties must clarify to the nation whether this newly gained visibility of women in their party politics is merely temporary, or...