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…
Read MoreBy 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,…
Read MoreOne 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…
Read MoreSangat 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…
Read MoreA 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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