New Delhi, July 1 -- The growing resistance to feminist causes in Bangladesh and its implications for the broader struggle for women's rights across South Asia, catalysing the need for greater solidarity and collaboration in the region, came into focus at an online seminar on June 29, organised by the Southasia Peace Action Network (Sapan).

The discussion, titled "Patriarchal Backlash: Bangladeshi Women Speak Out", part of the organisation's new series on gender, power, and resistance in South Asia drew activists, scholars and civil society leaders from Bangladesh, the greater region, and diaspora.

Watch the full discussion here

Panelists highlighted how conservative and religious forces are mobilising to prevent women from attaining t...