Bangladesh

OBR Bangladesh and Sangat Bangladesh hosted its 2025 launch in front of the National Parliament Building

Published: 31 January 2025 > Bangladesh

On January 26, OBR Bangladesh and Sangat Bangladesh hosted the One Billion Rising (OBR) 2025 launching concourse in front of the National Parliament Building, setting the stage for the global OBR Day on February 14, 12th anniversary of this powerful movement against violence against women, centred around the theme: “Rise for Freedom, Rise Against Fascism.” The…

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One Billion Rising (OBR) 2025 Launch Event Held in Bangladesh

Published: 26 January 2025 > Bangladesh

By Ranjan Niskrity (The Gangchil ) A Powerful Beginning in Dhaka The One Billion Rising (OBR) campaign for 2025 kicked off with an impactful event in front of Bangladesh’s National Parliament building on Manik Mia Avenue. Drums echoed through the air, symbolizing the collective demand for justice. Activists, feminist leaders,…

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Bangladesh Rising 2021

Published: 12 February 2021 > Bangladesh

One Billion Rising Bangladesh 2021 will be arranging its second session on 6 pm, 14th February. Matching with OBR’s theme for this year “Rising Gardens”, we will be holding our second session with two of the most talented artists of Bangladesh – Shamim Azad and Chandana Mojumdar. The session will…

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South Asia Newsletter – Tidings of Risings across South Asia from Sep to Nov 2018

Published: 7 December 2017 > Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan

    Sangat Core Group Members with participants of 22nd Sangat Month Long Course at the South Asia launch of OBR 2018 in Nepal The Launch   Kathmandu, Nepal  On 2 September, 2017 Nepali civil society and Sangat organized the launch of One Billion Rising South Asia and a celebration…

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“WE BLEED FROM SIMILAR VEINS, WE CRY. BANGLADESH STAND UP FOR THE NEXT FIGHT” ONE BILLION RISING RISES IN SOLIDARITY WITH BANGLADESH IN A REVOLUTION OF LOVE, NOT KILLINGS

Published: 5 July 2016 > Bangladesh

A Message from our One Billion Rising Global Coordinator KHUSHI KABIR, on the recent attacks in Dhaka: “Today was a hard day. After last night watching on TV, catching up on facebook, trying to find what happened, this morning after the ‘operation’ to rescue the hostages from the cafe in Gulshan,…

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